Colour
#BBA300
- #BBA300
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BBA300 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 163, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BBA300#BBA300
HEX#BBA300
RGBrgb(187, 163, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6392, 0
RGB percentages73.3%, 63.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.3, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,296,960
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA300;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#445CFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0018BB
Analogous#BB4600, #75BB00
Triadic#00BBA3, #A300BB
Split complementary#0076BB, #4500BB
Tetradic#00BB46, #0018BB, #BB0076
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G163
B0
Red187 (73.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A3 · B 00
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