BBBC79

#BBBC79 closest to Savannah Grass

#BBBC79 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Savannah Grass. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(187, 188, 121)). Its HSL value is 61° hue, 33% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 26% black. #BBBC79 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.58:1.

#BBBC79 color conversion

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Variations of #BBBC79

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBBC79 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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#BBBC79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBC79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7B97C
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6B774
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3B876
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7B97C
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3BA7B
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4B4AB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEB993
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9B9AB

#BBBC79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#BBBC79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.58:1 Very good#BBBC79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBC79 in CSS

/* Savannah Grass */
.color { color: #BBBC79; }
.background { background-color: #BBBC79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBC79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 188 121);
color: hsl(61 33% 61%);
color: oklch(0.779 0.088 109.0);

#BBBC79 FAQ

What color is #BBBC79?

#BBBC79 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBC79?

#BBBC79 is rgb(187, 188, 121) in RGB, hsl(61, 33%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBC79?

The complementary color of #BBBC79 is #7A79BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBC79?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBC79: 10.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBC79 a warm or cool color?

#BBBC79 is a warm color.