Colour

#BBAD6E

#BBAD6E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBAD6E is a yellow with RGB values 187, 173, 110 and HSL 49°, 36%, 58%. 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

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HEX#BBAD6E

RGBrgb(187, 173, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6784, 0.4314

RGB percentages73.3%, 67.8%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(49.1, 36.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 41.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 41.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,299,630

CSS custom property--colour: #BBAD6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#445291

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9AA69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAF70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C6A49Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.5 Burlywood · ΔE 13.5 Tan · ΔE 14 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.1 Wheat · ΔE 22.1 Navajo white · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7CBB

Analogous#BB876E, #A2BB6E

Triadic#6EBBAD, #AD6EBB

Split complementary#6EA2BB, #876EBB

Tetradic#6EBB87, #6E7CBB, #BB6EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFCF9

Lighter +30%#ECE8D6

Lighter +20%#DCD4B3

Lighter +10%#CBC191

Darker −10%#A7974F

Darker −20%#85783E

Darker −30%#62592E

Darker −40%#3F391E

More saturated +25%#D6BE53

Less saturated −25%#A09C89

Channel breakdown

R187

G173

B110

Red187 (73.3%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.15%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G AD · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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