Colour

#BBA552

#BBA552
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBA552 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 165, 82 and HSL 47°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BBA552

RGBrgb(187, 165, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6471, 0.3216

RGB percentages73.3%, 64.7%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(47.4, 43.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 56.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 56.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,297,554

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#445AAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4A24Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A956no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#C89A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.2 Burlywood · ΔE 20.1 Olive · ΔE 22.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.1 Khaki · ΔE 23.2 Tan · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5268BB

Analogous#BB7152, #9CBB52

Triadic#52BBA5, #A552BB

Split complementary#529CBB, #7152BB

Tetradic#52BB71, #5268BB, #BB529D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F1E4

Lighter +30%#E6DEC0

Lighter +20%#D8CB9B

Lighter +10%#C9B877

Darker −10%#9C893E

Darker −20%#78692F

Darker −30%#534921

Darker −40%#2F2912

More saturated +25%#D9B734

Less saturated −25%#9D9370

Channel breakdown

R187

G165

B82

Red187 (73.3%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue47.43°

Saturation (HSL)43.57%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A5 · B 52

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Colour values

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