Close to Sage
#BBB291
#BBB291 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 69.8% green, and 56.9% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBB291.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.12:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.89:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.12:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.89:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBB291 as they’d see it.
#BBB291 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BBB291
What color is #BBB291?
#BBB291 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 69.8% green, and 56.9% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBB291 in RGB?
#BBB291 is rgb(187, 178, 145): 187 red, 178 green, and 145 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBB291 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 5, 22, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBB291?
PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBB291?
Its complement #A8B1D2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.