Colour
#BB9F00
- #BB9F00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BB9F00 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 159, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BB9F00#BB9F00
HEX#BB9F00
RGBrgb(187, 159, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6235, 0
RGB percentages73.3%, 62.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(51, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,936
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9F00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4460FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#001CBB
Analogous#BB4100, #7ABB00
Triadic#00BB9F, #9F00BB
Split complementary#007ABB, #4100BB
Tetradic#00BB41, #001CBB, #BB007A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G159
B0
Red187 (73.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9F · B 00
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