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#BBB280 closest to Nettle

#BBB280 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Nettle. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.8% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(187, 178, 128)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 30% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 27% black. #BBB280 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.79:1.

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Variations of #BBB280

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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#BBB280 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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#BBB280 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB280 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 #BEB382
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCAF7D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCB07E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEB382
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDB281
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4ABA5
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEAF92
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B1A6

#BBB280 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.14:1 Very poor#BBB280 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.79:1 Very good#BBB280 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB280 in CSS

/* Nettle */
.color { color: #BBB280; }
.background { background-color: #BBB280; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB280; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 178 128);
color: hsl(51 30% 62%);
color: oklch(0.759 0.068 99.2);

#BBB280 FAQ

What color is #BBB280?

#BBB280 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 #BBB280?

#BBB280 is rgb(187, 178, 128) in RGB, hsl(51, 30%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB280?

The complementary color of #BBB280 is #8089BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB280?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB280: 9.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB280 a warm or cool color?

#BBB280 is a warm color.