#bbbbac

Color #bbbbac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbbac

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 172)

HSL

hsl(60, 9.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.5, -2.68, 7.6)

LCH

lch(75.5, 8.06, 109.42)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0208, 106.78)

HWB

hwb(60, 67.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acacbb

Analogous

#bbb4ac

#bbbbac

#b4bbac

Triadic

#bbbbac

#acbbbb

#bbacbb

Split-complementary

#bbbbac

#acb4bb

#b4acbb

Tetradic

#bbbbac

#acbbac

#acacbb

#bbacbb

Square

#bbbbac

#acbbb4

#acacbb

#bbacb4

Shades

Color #bbbbac mixed toward black.

#a0a08b

#84846c

#636351

#424236

#21211b

Tints

Color #bbbbac mixed toward white.

#c6c6ba

#d2d2c8

#ddddd6

#e8e8e3

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bbbbac mixed toward gray.

#babaad

#b9b9af

#b7b7b0

#b6b6b1

#b5b5b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb0 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb1 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#bbb3b3 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbbac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbbac]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbbac (#bbbbac) is rgb(187, 187, 172) in RGB.

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

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