Recognised as Colour

#BBA62A

#BBA62A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA62A is a yellow with RGB values 187, 166, 42 and HSL 51°, 63%, 45%. 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

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HEX#BBA62A

RGBrgb(187, 166, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.651, 0.1647

RGB percentages73.3%, 65.1%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(51.3, 63.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 77.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 77.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,297,770

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA62A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1

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

Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4459D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A20Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA933no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA998Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 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 text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Olive · ΔE 18.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.7 Khaki · ΔE 28.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A3FBB

Analogous#BB5E2A, #87BB2A

Triadic#2ABBA6, #A62ABB

Split complementary#2A87BB, #5E2ABB

Tetradic#2ABB5E, #2A3FBB, #BB2A87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EAC0

Lighter +30%#E8DC96

Lighter +20%#DECE6D

Lighter +10%#D5C043

Darker −10%#918121

Darker −20%#685C17

Darker −30%#3E370E

Darker −40%#141205

More saturated +25%#D8BA0D

Less saturated −25%#9E9247

Channel breakdown

R187

G166

B42

Red187 (73.3%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue51.31°

Saturation (HSL)63.32%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A6 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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