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Colour

#BBA32C

  • #BBA32C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA32C is a yellow with RGB values 187, 163, 44 and HSL 50°, 62%, 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

#BBA32C#BBA32C
HEX#BBA32C
RGBrgb(187, 163, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6392, 0.1725
RGB percentages73.3%, 63.9%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(49.9, 61.9%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 76.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 76.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,297,004
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA32C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36941WCAG 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#A0A0A0
Inverted#445CD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49F14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA734no 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 52.5 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 15Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Olive · ΔE 18.4Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9Khaki · ΔE 28.5Peru · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C44BB
Analogous#BB5B2C, #8CBB2C
Triadic#2CBBA3, #A32CBB
Split complementary#2C8BBB, #5C2CBB
Tetradic#2CBB5B, #2C44BB, #BB2C8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E9C2
Lighter +30%#E7DA99
Lighter +20%#DDCB70
Lighter +10%#D4BC46
Darker −10%#927F22
Darker −20%#685B19
Darker −30%#3F370F
Darker −40%#161305
More saturated +25%#D8B60F
Less saturated −25%#9E9049

Channel breakdown

R187
G163
B44
Red187 (73.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue49.93°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A3 · B 2C

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