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#BBAC7D Nettle

#BBAC7D is a light, muted yellow named Nettle. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 49.0% blue (rgb(187, 172, 125)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 31% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 33% yellow and 27% black. #BBAC7D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.31:1.

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Variations of #BBAC7D

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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#BBAC7D 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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#BBAC7D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBAC7D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAAF7F
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6AA7A
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8AB7B
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAAF7F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BAAD7E
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5A5A0
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEA98E
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0ACA2

#BBAC7D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#BBAC7D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.31:1 Very good#BBAC7D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBAC7D in CSS

/* Nettle */
.color { color: #BBAC7D; }
.background { background-color: #BBAC7D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBAC7D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 172 125);
color: hsl(45 31% 61%);
color: oklch(0.746 0.066 92.5);

#BBAC7D FAQ

What color is #BBAC7D?

#BBAC7D is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Nettle. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBAC7D?

#BBAC7D is rgb(187, 172, 125) in RGB, hsl(45, 31%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 33%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBAC7D?

The complementary color of #BBAC7D is #7D8CBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBAC7D?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBAC7D: 9.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBAC7D a warm or cool color?

#BBAC7D is a warm color.