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#BBB697 closest to Green Tea

#BBB697 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Green Tea. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.4% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(187, 182, 151)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 21% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black. #BBB697 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.25:1.

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Variations of #BBB697

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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#BBB697 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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#BBB697 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB697 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 #BEB698
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCB495
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCB596
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEB698
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDB698
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1B1AD
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDB4A2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B5AE

#BBB697 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#BBB697 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.25:1 Very good#BBB697 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB697 in CSS

/* Green Tea */
.color { color: #BBB697; }
.background { background-color: #BBB697; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB697; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 182 151);
color: hsl(52 21% 66%);
color: oklch(0.772 0.043 99.7);

#BBB697 FAQ

What color is #BBB697?

#BBB697 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 #BBB697?

#BBB697 is rgb(187, 182, 151) in RGB, hsl(52, 21%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB697?

The complementary color of #BBB697 is #979CBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB697?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB697: 10.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB697 a warm or cool color?

#BBB697 is a warm color.