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#BBB080 closest to Nettle

#BBB080 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Nettle. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.0% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(187, 176, 128)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 30% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 27% black. #BBB080 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.63:1.

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#BBB080 color conversion

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Variations of #BBB080

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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#BBB080 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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#BBB080 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB080 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 #BDB182
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAAD7D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAAE7E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDB182
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCB181
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4A9A3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEAD92
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3B0A5

#BBB080 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.18:1 Very poor#BBB080 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.63:1 Very good#BBB080 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB080 in CSS

/* Nettle */
.color { color: #BBB080; }
.background { background-color: #BBB080; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB080; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 176 128);
color: hsl(49 30% 62%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.066 96.8);

#BBB080 FAQ

What color is #BBB080?

#BBB080 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 #BBB080?

#BBB080 is rgb(187, 176, 128) in RGB, hsl(49, 30%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB080?

The complementary color of #BBB080 is #808BBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB080?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB080: 9.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB080 a warm or cool color?

#BBB080 is a warm color.