Colour
#BBA69B
- #BBA69B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BBA69B is a orange with RGB values 187, 166, 155 and HSL 21°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BBA69B#BBA69B
HEX#BBA69B
RGBrgb(187, 166, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.651, 0.6078
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.1%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(20.6, 19%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.6, 17.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 17.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,297,883
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA69B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#445964
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BB0BB
Analogous#BB9BA0, #BBB69B
Triadic#9BBBA6, #A69BBB
Split complementary#9BBBB6, #9BA0BB
Tetradic#A0BB9B, #9BB0BB, #B69BBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G166
B155
Red187 (73.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue20.63°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A6 · B 9B
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