#bbbb8b

Color #bbbb8b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbb8b

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 139)

HSL

hsl(60, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 25.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.81, -7.79, 24.4)

LCH

lch(74.81, 25.61, 107.71)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0646, 107.85)

HWB

hwb(60, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8bbb

Analogous

#bba38b

#bbbb8b

#a3bb8b

Triadic

#bbbb8b

#8bbbbb

#bb8bbb

Split-complementary

#bbbb8b

#8ba3bb

#a38bbb

Tetradic

#bbbb8b

#8bbb8b

#8b8bbb

#bb8bbb

Square

#bbbb8b

#8bbba3

#8b8bbb

#bb8ba3

Shades

Color #bbbb8b mixed toward black.

#a7a769

#898950

#67673c

#444428

#222214

Tints

Color #bbbb8b mixed toward white.

#c6c69e

#d2d2b2

#ddddc5

#e8e8d8

#f4f4ec

Tones

Color #bbbb8b mixed toward gray.

#b7b78f

#b3b393

#afaf97

#abab9b

#a7a79f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb98 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbb9b · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#bba2a4 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbb8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbb8b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbb8b (#bbbb8b) is rgb(187, 187, 139) in RGB.

No, #bbbb8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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