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#BBBD8D closest to Beige and Sage

#BBBD8D is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Beige and Sage. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 55.3% blue (rgb(187, 189, 141)). Its HSL value is 63° hue, 27% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black. #BBBD8D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.78:1.

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Variations of #BBBD8D

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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#BBBD8D 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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#BBBD8D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBD8D 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 #C5BB8F
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5B98A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2BA8B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5BB8F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2BB8E
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2B7B0
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBB9E
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABAB0

#BBBD8D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#BBBD8D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.78:1 Very good#BBBD8D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBD8D in CSS

/* Beige and Sage */
.color { color: #BBBD8D; }
.background { background-color: #BBBD8D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBD8D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 189 141);
color: hsl(63 27% 65%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.065 109.8);

#BBBD8D FAQ

What color is #BBBD8D?

#BBBD8D is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBD8D?

#BBBD8D is rgb(187, 189, 141) in RGB, hsl(63, 27%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 25%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBD8D?

The complementary color of #BBBD8D is #8F8DBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBD8D?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBD8D: 10.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBD8D a warm or cool color?

#BBBD8D is a warm color.