Recognised as Colour
#BBAD52
- #BBAD52
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BBAD52 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 173, 82 and HSL 52°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BBAD52#BBAD52
HEX#BBAD52
RGBrgb(187, 173, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6784, 0.3216
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.8%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(52, 43.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 56.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 56.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,602
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAD52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4452AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5260BB
Analogous#BB7952, #95BB52
Triadic#52BBAD, #AD52BB
Split complementary#5295BB, #7852BB
Tetradic#52BB79, #5260BB, #BB5295
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G173
B82
Red187 (73.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue52°
Saturation (HSL)43.57%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AD · B 52
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