Close to Olive Green
#BBBA73
#BBBA73 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 35% saturation and 59% 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 #BBBA73.
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
2.02:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.38:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.02:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBBA73 as they’d see it.
#BBBA73 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBBA73
What color is #BBBA73?
#BBBA73 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBBA73 in RGB?
#BBBA73 is rgb(187, 186, 115): 187 red, 186 green, and 115 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBBA73 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 39, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBBA73?
PANTONE 7493 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBBA73?
Its complement #B2B0F5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.