Colour

#BBA61C

#BBA61C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA61C is a yellow with RGB values 187, 166, 28 and HSL 52°, 74%, 42%. 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

#BBA61C#BBA61C

HEX#BBA61C

RGBrgb(187, 166, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.651, 0.1098

RGB percentages73.3%, 65.1%, 11%

HSLhsl(52.1, 74%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 85%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 85%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,297,756

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA61C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#4459E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDA929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CA998Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.3 Olive · ΔE 20 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6 Gold · ΔE 28.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C31BB

Analogous#BB571C, #80BB1C

Triadic#1CBBA6, #A61CBB

Split complementary#1C80BB, #571CBB

Tetradic#1CBB57, #1C31BB, #BB1C80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EAB0

Lighter +30%#EDDF83

Lighter +20%#E6D357

Lighter +10%#DFC72B

Darker −10%#8F7F15

Darker −20%#62570F

Darker −30%#363008

Darker −40%#0A0801

More saturated +25%#D6BA01

Less saturated −25%#A09237

Channel breakdown

R187

G166

B28

Red187 (73.3%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue52.08°

Saturation (HSL)73.95%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A6 · B 1C

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#BBA61C

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else