#bbbcb5

Color #bbbcb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bbbcb5

RGB

rgb(187, 188, 181)

HSL

hsl(68.6, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.6, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 3.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.99, -1.63, 3.41)

LCH

lch(75.99, 3.78, 115.55)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0098, 113.43)

HWB

hwb(68.6, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b5bc

Analogous

#bcbab5

#bbbcb5

#b8bcb5

Triadic

#bbbcb5

#b5bbbc

#bcb5bb

Split-complementary

#bbbcb5

#b5b8bc

#bab5bc

Tetradic

#bbbcb5

#b5bcb6

#b6b5bc

#bcb5bb

Square

#bbbcb5

#b5bcba

#b6b5bc

#bcb5b8

Shades

Color #bbbcb5 mixed toward black.

#9d9f95

#7f8175

#606158

#40413a

#20201d

Tints

Color #bbbcb5 mixed toward white.

#c6c7c1

#d2d2ce

#dddeda

#e8e9e6

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bbbcb5 mixed toward gray.

#bbbcb6

#babbb6

#babab7

#b9bab7

#b9b9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb7 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb7 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#bbb8b8 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 3.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbcb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbcb5]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbcb5 (#bbbcb5) is rgb(187, 188, 181) in RGB.

No, #bbbcb5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bbbcb5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast