Colour

#BBA520

#BBA520
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA520 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 165, 32 and HSL 51°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BBA520#BBA520

HEX#BBA520

RGBrgb(187, 165, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6471, 0.1255

RGB percentages73.3%, 64.7%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(51.5, 70.8%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 82.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 82.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,297,504

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA520;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#445ADF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA82Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CA988Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.4 Olive · ΔE 19.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.5 Gold · ΔE 29.6 Khaki · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2036BB

Analogous#BB5820, #83BB20

Triadic#20BBA5, #A520BB

Split complementary#2083BB, #5820BB

Tetradic#20BB58, #2036BB, #BB2083

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EAB5

Lighter +30%#EBDD89

Lighter +20%#E3D05E

Lighter +10%#DCC432

Darker −10%#8F7F19

Darker −20%#645811

Darker −30%#38320A

Darker −40%#0D0B02

More saturated +25%#D6B905

Less saturated −25%#A0913B

Channel breakdown

R187

G165

B32

Red187 (73.3%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue51.48°

Saturation (HSL)70.78%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A5 · B 20

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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