#bbb889

Color #bbb889

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb889

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 137)

HSL

hsl(56.4, 26.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.4, 26.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 26.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.97, -6.5, 24.33)

LCH

lch(73.97, 25.18, 104.96)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0634, 104.72)

HWB

hwb(56.4, 53.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898cbb

Analogous

#bb9f89

#bbb889

#a5bb89

Triadic

#bbb889

#89bbb8

#b889bb

Split-complementary

#bbb889

#89a5bb

#9f89bb

Tetradic

#bbb889

#8cbb89

#898cbb

#b889bb

Square

#bbb889

#89bb9f

#898cbb

#bb89a5

Shades

Color #bbb889 mixed toward black.

#a7a367

#89864f

#67643b

#444327

#222114

Tints

Color #bbb889 mixed toward white.

#c6c49d

#d2d0b0

#dddbc4

#e8e7d8

#f4f3eb

Tones

Color #bbb889 mixed toward gray.

#b7b48d

#b3b191

#aead95

#aaa99a

#a6a69e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba96 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#baba99 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#bba0a2 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb889;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb889]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbb889 (#bbb889) is rgb(187, 184, 137) in RGB.

No, #bbb889 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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