#bbc197

Color #bbc197

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc197

RGB

rgb(187, 193, 151)

HSL

hsl(68.6, 25.3%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.6, 21.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 21.8%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(76.64, -9.19, 20.51)

LCH

lch(76.64, 22.47, 114.14)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0573, 114.33)

HWB

hwb(68.6, 59.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d97c1

Analogous

#c1b297

#bbc197

#a6c197

Triadic

#bbc197

#97bbc1

#c197bb

Split-complementary

#bbc197

#97a6c1

#b297c1

Tetradic

#bbc197

#97c19d

#9d97c1

#c197bb

Square

#bbc197

#97c1b2

#9d97c1

#c197a6

Shades

Color #bbc197 mixed toward black.

#a4ac73

#879056

#666c40

#44482b

#222415

Tints

Color #bbc197 mixed toward white.

#c6cba8

#d2d6ba

#dde0cb

#e8eadc

#f4f5ee

Tones

Color #bbc197 mixed toward gray.

#b9be9b

#b6ba9e

#b4b7a2

#b1b3a5

#afb0a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebea2 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#bdbda5 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#bbabad · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc197;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc197]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbc197 (#bbc197) is rgb(187, 193, 151) in RGB.

No, #bbc197 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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