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#BBBA8A closest to Green Tea

#BBBA8A is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Green Tea. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(187, 186, 138)). Its HSL value is 59° hue, 26% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black. #BBBA8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.50:1.

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Variations of #BBBA8A

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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#BBBA8A 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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#BBBA8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBA8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3B88C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2B687
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0B788
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3B88C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1B98B
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2B4AD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDB89B
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B8AD

#BBBA8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#BBBA8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.50:1 Very good#BBBA8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBA8A in CSS

/* Green Tea */
.color { color: #BBBA8A; }
.background { background-color: #BBBA8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBA8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 186 138);
color: hsl(59 26% 64%);
color: oklch(0.778 0.065 106.8);

#BBBA8A FAQ

What color is #BBBA8A?

#BBBA8A 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 #BBBA8A?

#BBBA8A is rgb(187, 186, 138) in RGB, hsl(59, 26%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 26%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBA8A?

The complementary color of #BBBA8A is #8A8BBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBA8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBA8A: 10.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBA8A a warm or cool color?

#BBBA8A is a warm color.