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Colour

#BB9C00

  • #BB9C00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BB9C00 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 156, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BB9C00#BB9C00
HEX#BB9C00
RGBrgb(187, 156, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6118, 0
RGB percentages73.3%, 61.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.1, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,168
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4463FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A217no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB8E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.8Olive · ΔE 21.7Gold · ΔE 28.4Orange · ΔE 28.5Peru · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#001FBB
Analogous#BB3F00, #7CBB00
Triadic#00BB9C, #9C00BB
Split complementary#007DBB, #3E00BB
Tetradic#00BB3F, #001FBB, #BB007D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEB88
Lighter +30%#FFE355
Lighter +20%#FFDA22
Lighter +10%#EEC700
Darker −10%#887100
Darker −20%#554700
Darker −30%#221C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB9C00
Less saturated −25%#A48C17

Channel breakdown

R187
G156
B0
Red187 (73.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9C · B 00

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