#bbbda5

Color #bbbda5

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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

Conversions

HEX

#bbbda5

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 165)

HSL

hsl(65, 15.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65, 12.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 12.7%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.87, -4.91, 11.91)

LCH

lch(75.87, 12.88, 112.4)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0331, 111.06)

HWB

hwb(65, 64.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a5bd

Analogous

#bdb3a5

#bbbda5

#afbda5

Triadic

#bbbda5

#a5bbbd

#bda5bb

Split-complementary

#bbbda5

#a5afbd

#b3a5bd

Tetradic

#bbbda5

#a5bda7

#a7a5bd

#bda5bb

Square

#bbbda5

#a5bdb3

#a7a5bd

#bda5af

Shades

Color #bbbda5 mixed toward black.

#a1a483

#858864

#64664b

#434432

#212219

Tints

Color #bbbda5 mixed toward white.

#c6c8b4

#d2d3c3

#ddded2

#e8e9e1

#f4f4f0

Tones

Color #bbbda5 mixed toward gray.

#b9bba7

#b8b9a9

#b6b7ab

#b4b5ad

#b3b3af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcab · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbcad · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bbb0b1 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbda5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbda5]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbda5 (#bbbda5) is rgb(187, 189, 165) in RGB.

No, #bbbda5 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 #bbbda5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast