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#BBB596 closest to Green Tea

#BBB596 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Green Tea. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.0% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(187, 181, 150)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 21% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black. #BBB596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.16:1.

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Variations of #BBB596

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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#BBB596 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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#BBB596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB596 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 #BDB597
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBB394
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBB495
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDB597
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCB597
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1B0AC
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDB3A1
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6B4AD

#BBB596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#BBB596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.16:1 Very good#BBB596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB596 in CSS

/* Green Tea */
.color { color: #BBB596; }
.background { background-color: #BBB596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 181 150);
color: hsl(50 21% 66%);
color: oklch(0.770 0.043 98.2);

#BBB596 FAQ

What color is #BBB596?

#BBB596 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBB596?

#BBB596 is rgb(187, 181, 150) in RGB, hsl(50, 21%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB596?

The complementary color of #BBB596 is #969CBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB596?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB596: 10.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB596 a warm or cool color?

#BBB596 is a warm color.