Colour
#BB9100
- #BB9100
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BB9100 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 145, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BB9100#BB9100
HEX#BB9100
RGBrgb(187, 145, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5686, 0
RGB percentages73.3%, 56.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.5, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,292,352
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9100;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#446EFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#002ABB
Analogous#BB3300, #88BB00
Triadic#00BB91, #9100BB
Split complementary#0088BB, #3300BB
Tetradic#00BB33, #002ABB, #BB0088
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G145
B0
Red187 (73.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 91 · B 00
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