Colour

#BBA72B

#BBA72B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBA72B is a yellow with RGB values 187, 167, 43 and HSL 52°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BBA72B

RGBrgb(187, 167, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6549, 0.1686

RGB percentages73.3%, 65.5%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(51.7, 62.6%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 77%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.7%, 77%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,298,027

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA72B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4458D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8A20Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAA34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CA9A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.1 Olive · ΔE 18.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.5 Khaki · ΔE 28.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B3FBB

Analogous#BB5F2B, #87BB2B

Triadic#2BBBA7, #A72BBB

Split complementary#2B87BB, #5F2BBB

Tetradic#2BBB5F, #2B3FBB, #BB2B87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EAC1

Lighter +30%#E7DC98

Lighter +20%#DECE6E

Lighter +10%#D4C045

Darker −10%#928221

Darker −20%#685D18

Darker −30%#3F380E

Darker −40%#151305

More saturated +25%#D8BC0E

Less saturated −25%#9E9248

Channel breakdown

R187

G167

B43

Red187 (73.3%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue51.67°

Saturation (HSL)62.61%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A7 · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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