Colour

#BBA83A

#BBA83A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#BBA83A is a yellow with RGB values 187, 168, 58 and HSL 51°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#BBA83A

RGBrgb(187, 168, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6588, 0.2275

RGB percentages73.3%, 65.9%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(51.2, 52.7%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 69%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 69%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,298,298

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA83A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4457C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8A42Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAA40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C99C92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 18.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Khaki · ΔE 24.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A4DBB

Analogous#BB683A, #8DBB3A

Triadic#3ABBA8, #A83ABB

Split complementary#3A8EBB, #673ABB

Tetradic#3ABB68, #3A4DBB, #BB3A8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1ECD0

Lighter +30%#E4DCAA

Lighter +20%#D8CC83

Lighter +10%#CCBC5C

Darker −10%#94852E

Darker −20%#6D6222

Darker −30%#463F16

Darker −40%#1F1C0A

More saturated +25%#DABE1B

Less saturated −25%#9C9259

Channel breakdown

R187

G168

B58

Red187 (73.3%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue51.16°

Saturation (HSL)52.65%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G A8 · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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