#bbc18b

Color #bbc18b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc18b

RGB

rgb(187, 193, 139)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 30.3%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 28%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 28%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(76.42, -10.91, 26.57)

LCH

lch(76.42, 28.72, 112.32)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0726, 113.21)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 54.5%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#918bc1

Analogous

#c1ac8b

#bbc18b

#a0c18b

Triadic

#bbc18b

#8bbbc1

#c18bbb

Split-complementary

#bbc18b

#8ba0c1

#ac8bc1

Tetradic

#bbc18b

#8bc191

#918bc1

#c18bbb

Square

#bbc18b

#8bc1ac

#918bc1

#c18ba0

Shades

Color #bbc18b mixed toward black.

#a6ae67

#89904d

#676c3a

#444827

#222413

Tints

Color #bbc18b mixed toward white.

#c6cb9e

#d2d6b2

#dde0c5

#e8ead8

#f4f5ec

Tones

Color #bbc18b mixed toward gray.

#b7bc90

#b4b894

#b0b399

#adaf9d

#a9aaa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe9a · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbd9e · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bba5a7 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc18b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc18b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbc18b (#bbc18b) is rgb(187, 193, 139) in RGB.

No, #bbc18b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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