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Recognised as Colour

#BBA040

  • #BBA040
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBA040 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 160, 64 and HSL 47°, 49%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBA040#BBA040
HEX#BBA040
RGBrgb(187, 160, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6275, 0.251
RGB percentages73.3%, 62.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(46.8, 49%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 65.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 65.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,296,256
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#445FBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09D35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A545no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CA948Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Olive · ΔE 19.5Goldenrod · ΔE 19.7Peru · ΔE 23.3Burlywood · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#405BBB
Analogous#BB6240, #99BB40
Triadic#40BBA0, #A040BB
Split complementary#4099BB, #6240BB
Tetradic#40BB62, #405BBB, #BB4099

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EBD6
Lighter +30%#E4D9B0
Lighter +20%#D7C68A
Lighter +10%#CAB464
Darker −10%#957F33
Darker −20%#6F5F26
Darker −30%#493E19
Darker −40%#231E0C
More saturated +25%#DAB221
Less saturated −25%#9C8E5F

Channel breakdown

R187
G160
B64
Red187 (73.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue46.83°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A0 · B 40

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