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#BB9D6A Tiger

#BB9D6A is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Tiger. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.6% green and 41.6% blue (rgb(187, 157, 106)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 37% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black. #BB9D6A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.14:1.

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Variations of #BB9D6A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BB9D6A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BB9D6A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9D6A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1A46B
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AA9D66
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AF9E68
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1A46B
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4A26B
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C79490
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0997D
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A096

#BB9D6A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#BB9D6A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.14:1 Very good#BB9D6A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9D6A in CSS

/* Tiger */
.color { color: #BB9D6A; }
.background { background-color: #BB9D6A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9D6A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 157 106);
color: hsl(38 37% 57%);
color: oklch(0.711 0.077 80.3);

#BB9D6A FAQ

What color is #BB9D6A?

#BB9D6A is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Tiger. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB9D6A?

#BB9D6A is rgb(187, 157, 106) in RGB, hsl(38, 37%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9D6A?

The complementary color of #BB9D6A is #6A88BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9D6A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9D6A: 8.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9D6A a warm or cool color?

#BB9D6A is a warm color.