Colour

#BBA022

#BBA022
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA022 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 160, 34 and HSL 49°, 69%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BBA022#BBA022

HEX#BBA022

RGBrgb(187, 160, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6275, 0.1333

RGB percentages73.3%, 62.7%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(49.4, 69.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 81.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 14.4%, 81.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,296,226

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA022;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#445FDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A52Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.2 Olive · ΔE 19.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7 Peru · ΔE 28.7 Khaki · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#223DBB

Analogous#BB5422, #8ABB22

Triadic#22BBA0, #A022BB

Split complementary#228ABB, #5422BB

Tetradic#22BB53, #223DBB, #BB2289

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2E8B7

Lighter +30%#EAD98C

Lighter +20%#E2CB61

Lighter +10%#DABD36

Darker −10%#907B1A

Darker −20%#655612

Darker −30%#3A310A

Darker −40%#0E0C03

More saturated +25%#D7B206

Less saturated −25%#9F8E3E

Channel breakdown

R187

G160

B34

Red187 (73.3%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A0 · B 22

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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