#bbbbb2

Color #bbbbb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbbb2

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 178)

HSL

hsl(60, 6.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 4.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 4.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.65, -1.63, 4.55)

LCH

lch(75.65, 4.83, 109.71)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0125, 106.7)

HWB

hwb(60, 69.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b2bb

Analogous

#bbb7b2

#bbbbb2

#b7bbb2

Triadic

#bbbbb2

#b2bbbb

#bbb2bb

Split-complementary

#bbbbb2

#b2b7bb

#b7b2bb

Tetradic

#bbbbb2

#b2bbb2

#b2b2bb

#bbb2bb

Square

#bbbbb2

#b2bbb7

#b2b2bb

#bbb2b7

Shades

Color #bbbbb2 mixed toward black.

#9f9f92

#818172

#616156

#414139

#20201d

Tints

Color #bbbbb2 mixed toward white.

#c6c6bf

#d2d2cc

#ddddd9

#e8e8e5

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bbbbb2 mixed toward gray.

#babab3

#babab4

#b9b9b4

#b8b8b5

#b7b7b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb4 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb5 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bbb6b6 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbbb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbbb2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbbb2 (#bbbbb2) is rgb(187, 187, 178) in RGB.

No, #bbbbb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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