Colour

#BBA210

#BBA210
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA210 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 162, 16 and HSL 51°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BBA210#BBA210

HEX#BBA210

RGBrgb(187, 162, 16)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6353, 0.0627

RGB percentages73.3%, 63.5%, 6.3%

HSLhsl(51.2, 84.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 91.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 13.4%, 91.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,296,720

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA210;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#445DEF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA620no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CB948Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.6 Olive · ΔE 20.7 Gold · ΔE 28 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.6 Orange · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1029BB

Analogous#BB4C10, #7FBB10

Triadic#10BBA2, #A210BB

Split complementary#107FBB, #4C10BB

Tetradic#10BB4C, #1029BB, #BB107F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EAA0

Lighter +30%#F3E071

Lighter +20%#EFD642

Lighter +10%#EACB14

Darker −10%#8C790C

Darker −20%#5D5108

Darker −30%#2E2804

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CBAD00

Less saturated −25%#A29029

Channel breakdown

R187

G162

B16

Red187 (73.3%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue16 (6.3%)

Hue51.23°

Saturation (HSL)84.24%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A2 · B 10

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Colour values

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