Recognised as Colour
#BBB38D
- #BBB38D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBB38D is a yellow with RGB values 187, 179, 141 and HSL 50°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBB38D#BBB38D
HEX#BBB38D
RGBrgb(187, 179, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.702, 0.5529
RGB percentages73.3%, 70.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(49.6, 25.3%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 24.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 24.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,301,197
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB38D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#444C72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D95BB
Analogous#BB9C8D, #ACBB8D
Triadic#8DBBB3, #B38DBB
Split complementary#8DACBB, #9C8DBB
Tetradic#8DBB9C, #8D95BB, #BB8DAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G179
B141
Red187 (73.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue49.57°
Saturation (HSL)25.27%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B3 · B 8D
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