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#BBAE8A closest to Faded Letter

#BBAE8A is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Faded Letter. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(187, 174, 138)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 26% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black. #BBAE8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.53:1.

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Variations of #BBAE8A

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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#BBAE8A 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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#BBAE8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBAE8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAB08B
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6AC88
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8AD89
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAB08B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BAAF8B
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3A8A4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEAC97
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2AEA6

#BBAE8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#BBAE8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.53:1 Very good#BBAE8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBAE8A in CSS

/* Faded Letter */
.color { color: #BBAE8A; }
.background { background-color: #BBAE8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBAE8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 174 138);
color: hsl(44 26% 64%);
color: oklch(0.753 0.051 90.5);

#BBAE8A FAQ

What color is #BBAE8A?

#BBAE8A is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Faded Letter. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBAE8A?

#BBAE8A is rgb(187, 174, 138) in RGB, hsl(44, 26%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBAE8A?

The complementary color of #BBAE8A is #8A97BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBAE8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBAE8A: 9.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBAE8A a warm or cool color?

#BBAE8A is a warm color.