Colour
#BBAA00
- #BBAA00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BBAA00 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 170, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BBAA00#BBAA00
HEX#BBAA00
HEX (short)#BA0
RGBrgb(187, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages73.3%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.5, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,752
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAA00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4455FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0011BB
Analogous#BB4D00, #6EBB00
Triadic#00BBAA, #AA00BB
Split complementary#006FBB, #4C00BB
Tetradic#00BB4D, #0011BB, #BB006F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G170
B0
Red187 (73.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AA · B 00
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