Recognised as Colour
#BB992E
- #BB992E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BB992E is a yellow with RGB values 187, 153, 46 and HSL 46°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BB992E#BB992E
HEX#BB992E
RGBrgb(187, 153, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6, 0.1804
RGB percentages73.3%, 60%, 18%
HSLhsl(45.5, 60.5%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 75.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 75.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,446
CSS custom property--colour: #BB992E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4466D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E50BB
Analogous#BB522E, #97BB2E
Triadic#2EBB99, #992EBB
Split complementary#2E97BB, #522EBB
Tetradic#2EBB52, #2E50BB, #BB2E97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G153
B46
Red187 (73.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue45.53°
Saturation (HSL)60.52%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 99 · B 2E
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