Recognised as Colour

#BBA100

#BBA100
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA100 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 161, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 37%. 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

#BBA100#BBA100

HEX#BBA100

RGBrgb(187, 161, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6314, 0

RGB percentages73.3%, 63.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(51.7, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 13.9%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,296,448

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA100;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#445EFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA619no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 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 text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9 Olive · ΔE 21.8 Gold · ΔE 26.8 Orange · ΔE 30.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#001ABB

Analogous#BB4300, #78BB00

Triadic#00BBA1, #A100BB

Split complementary#0078BB, #4300BB

Tetradic#00BB43, #001ABB, #BB0078

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEE88

Lighter +30%#FFE755

Lighter +20%#FFE022

Lighter +10%#EECD00

Darker −10%#887500

Darker −20%#554900

Darker −30%#221D00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BBA100

Less saturated −25%#A49017

Channel breakdown

R187

G161

Red187 (73.3%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue51.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A1 · B 00

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BBa100 (chemical formula)

Formula
13,743.81 g/mol
101 atoms

BBa100 has a molar mass of 13,743.81 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 100 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass13,743.81 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.2822133 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.3817113 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.1%

Ba99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.079%

Barium (Ba × 100)13,733 g/mol, 99.921%

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