Recognised as Colour
#BB8D02
- #BB8D02
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BB8D02 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 141, 2 and HSL 45°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BB8D02#BB8D02
HEX#BB8D02
RGBrgb(187, 141, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.0078
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(45.1, 97.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 98.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.6%, 98.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,330
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8D02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#4472FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0230BB
Analogous#BB3102, #8CBB02
Triadic#02BB8D, #8D02BB
Split complementary#028DBB, #3002BB
Tetradic#02BB31, #0230BB, #BB028D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G141
B2
Red187 (73.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue45.08°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B 02
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