Recognised as Colour
#BBAB74
- #BBAB74
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBAB74 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 171, 116 and HSL 46°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBAB74#BBAB74
HEX#BBAB74
RGBrgb(187, 171, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6706, 0.4549
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.1%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(46.5, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 38%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,124
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAB74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#44548B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7484BB
Analogous#BB8874, #A8BB74
Triadic#74BBAB, #AB74BB
Split complementary#74A8BB, #8774BB
Tetradic#74BB88, #7484BB, #BB74A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G171
B116
Red187 (73.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue46.48°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AB · B 74
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BBaB74 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 948.08 g/mol
- 76 atoms
BBaB74 has a molar mass of 948.08 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 2 elements: 75 × B, 1 × Ba.
Molar mass
Molar mass948.08 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule76
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.5743239 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram6.3519331 × 10^20
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B85.5%
Ba14.5%
Boron (B × 75)810.75 g/mol, 85.515%
Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 14.485%
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