Colour
#BBAD00
- #BBAD00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BBAD00 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 173, 0 and HSL 56°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BBAD00#BBAD00
HEX#BBAD00
RGBrgb(187, 173, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6784, 0
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(55.5, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,520
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4452FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000EBB
Analogous#BB4F00, #6CBB00
Triadic#00BBAD, #AD00BB
Split complementary#006CBB, #4F00BB
Tetradic#00BB4F, #000EBB, #BB006C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G173
B0
Red187 (73.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue55.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AD · B 00
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