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#BBBD97 closest to Beige and Sage

#BBBD97 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 59.2% blue (rgb(187, 189, 151)). Its HSL value is 63° hue, 22% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black. #BBBD97 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.84:1.

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Variations of #BBBD97

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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#BBBD97 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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#BBBD97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBD97 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 #C4BB98
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3B995
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BA96
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4BB98
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1BB98
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0B8B3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBBA4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABBB2

#BBBD97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#BBBD97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.84:1 Very good#BBBD97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBD97 in CSS

/* Beige and Sage */
.color { color: #BBBD97; }
.background { background-color: #BBBD97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBD97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 189 151);
color: hsl(63 22% 67%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.052 110.0);

#BBBD97 FAQ

What color is #BBBD97?

#BBBD97 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 #BBBD97?

#BBBD97 is rgb(187, 189, 151) in RGB, hsl(63, 22%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBD97?

The complementary color of #BBBD97 is #9997BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBD97?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBD97: 10.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBD97 a warm or cool color?

#BBBD97 is a warm color.