Recognised as Colour
#BB9B1E
- #BB9B1E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BB9B1E is a yellow with RGB values 187, 155, 30 and HSL 48°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BB9B1E#BB9B1E
HEX#BB9B1E
RGBrgb(187, 155, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6078, 0.1176
RGB percentages73.3%, 60.8%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(47.8, 72.4%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 84%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.1%, 84%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,942
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9B1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4464E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E3EBB
Analogous#BB4C1E, #8CBB1E
Triadic#1EBB9B, #9B1EBB
Split complementary#1E8CBB, #4C1EBB
Tetradic#1EBB4D, #1E3EBB, #BB1E8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G155
B30
Red187 (73.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue47.77°
Saturation (HSL)72.35%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9B · B 1E
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