Recognised as Colour

#BBA32B

#BBA32B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA32B is a yellow with RGB values 187, 163, 43 and HSL 50°, 63%, 45%. 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

#BBA32B#BBA32B

HEX#BBA32B

RGBrgb(187, 163, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6392, 0.1686

RGB percentages73.3%, 63.9%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(50, 62.6%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 77%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 77%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,297,003

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA32B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#445CD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B49F12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA733no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA968Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.8 Olive · ΔE 18.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2 Khaki · ΔE 28.6 Peru · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B43BB

Analogous#BB5B2B, #8BBB2B

Triadic#2BBBA3, #A32BBB

Split complementary#2B8BBB, #5B2BBB

Tetradic#2BBB5B, #2B43BB, #BB2B8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E9C1

Lighter +30%#E7DA98

Lighter +20%#DECB6E

Lighter +10%#D4BC45

Darker −10%#927F21

Darker −20%#685B18

Darker −30%#3F370E

Darker −40%#151205

More saturated +25%#D8B60E

Less saturated −25%#9E9048

Channel breakdown

R187

G163

B43

Red187 (73.3%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)62.61%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A3 · B 2B

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BBa32B (chemical formula)

Formula
4,416.18 g/mol
34 atoms

BBa32B has a molar mass of 4,416.18 g/mol, made up of 34 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 32 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,416.18 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule34

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.3332394 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.3636538 × 10^20

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

B0.5%

Ba99.5%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.49%

Barium (Ba × 32)4,394.56 g/mol, 99.51%

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