Colour
#BBAA58
- #BBAA58
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BBAA58 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 170, 88 and HSL 50°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BBAA58#BBAA58
HEX#BBAA58
RGBrgb(187, 170, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6667, 0.3451
RGB percentages73.3%, 66.7%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(49.7, 42.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 52.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 52.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,840
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAA58;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4455A7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5869BB
Analogous#BB7858, #9BBB58
Triadic#58BBAA, #AA58BB
Split complementary#589ABB, #7958BB
Tetradic#58BB79, #5869BB, #BB589A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G170
B88
Red187 (73.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue49.7°
Saturation (HSL)42.13%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AA · B 58
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