Recognised as Colour
#BBA60D
- #BBA60D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BBA60D is a yellow with RGB values 187, 166, 13 and HSL 53°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BBA60D#BBA60D
HEX#BBA60D
RGBrgb(187, 166, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.651, 0.051
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.1%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(52.8, 87%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 93%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 93%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,297,741
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA60D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#4459F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D22BB
Analogous#BB4F0D, #79BB0D
Triadic#0DBBA6, #A60DBB
Split complementary#0D79BB, #4F0DBB
Tetradic#0DBB4F, #0D22BB, #BB0D79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G166
B13
Red187 (73.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue52.76°
Saturation (HSL)87%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A6 · B 0D
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