Colour
#BBAB54
- #BBAB54
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BBAB54 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 171, 84 and HSL 51°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BBAB54#BBAB54
HEX#BBAB54
RGBrgb(187, 171, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6706, 0.3294
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.1%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(50.7, 43.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 55.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 55.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,092
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAB54;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4454AB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5464BB
Analogous#BB7754, #98BB54
Triadic#54BBAB, #AB54BB
Split complementary#5498BB, #7754BB
Tetradic#54BB77, #5464BB, #BB5498
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G171
B84
Red187 (73.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue50.68°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AB · B 54
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