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#BBBC99 closest to Animal Kingdom

#BBBC99 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Animal Kingdom. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(187, 188, 153)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black. #BBBC99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.77:1.

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Variations of #BBBC99

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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#BBBC99 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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#BBBC99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBC99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3BA9A
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2B997
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BA98
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3BA9A
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BB9A
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0B7B2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBAA5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABAB2

#BBBC99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#BBBC99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.77:1 Very good#BBBC99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBC99 in CSS

/* Animal Kingdom */
.color { color: #BBBC99; }
.background { background-color: #BBBC99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBC99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 188 153);
color: hsl(62 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.048 108.8);

#BBBC99 FAQ

What color is #BBBC99?

#BBBC99 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBC99?

#BBBC99 is rgb(187, 188, 153) in RGB, hsl(62, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBC99?

The complementary color of #BBBC99 is #9A99BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBC99?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBC99: 10.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBC99 a warm or cool color?

#BBBC99 is a warm color.