Recognised as Colour

#BBAC74

#BBAC74
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBAC74 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 172, 116 and HSL 47°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBAC74#BBAC74

HEX#BBAC74

RGBrgb(187, 172, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.4549

RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(47.3, 34.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 38%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 38%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,299,380

CSS custom property--colour: #BBAC74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#44538B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAE76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C5A49Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.8 Tan · ΔE 11.1 Burlywood · ΔE 11.9 Wheat · ΔE 20.6 Navajo white · ΔE 21.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7483BB

Analogous#BB8974, #A7BB74

Triadic#74BBAC, #AC74BB

Split complementary#74A6BB, #8974BB

Tetradic#74BB89, #7483BB, #BB74A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFD

Lighter +30%#EDE9DB

Lighter +20%#DDD5B8

Lighter +10%#CCC096

Darker −10%#A99753

Darker −20%#877842

Darker −30%#655A31

Darker −40%#423B21

More saturated +25%#D5BB5A

Less saturated −25%#A19D8E

Channel breakdown

R187

G172

B116

Red187 (73.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue47.32°

Saturation (HSL)34.3%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B 74

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BBaC74 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,036.954 g/mol
76 atoms

BBaC74 has a molar mass of 1,036.954 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Ba, 74 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,036.954 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7219026 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.8075293 × 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

B1%

Ba13.2%

C85.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.042%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 13.244%

Carbon (C × 74)888.814 g/mol, 85.714%

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