Recognised as Colour
#BBAD7D
- #BBAD7D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBAD7D is a yellow with RGB values 187, 173, 125 and HSL 46°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBAD7D#BBAD7D
HEX#BBAD7D
RGBrgb(187, 173, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6784, 0.4902
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.8%, 49%
HSLhsl(46.5, 31.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 33.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 33.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,645
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAD7D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#445282
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D8BBB
Analogous#BB8E7D, #AABB7D
Triadic#7DBBAD, #AD7DBB
Split complementary#7DAABB, #8E7DBB
Tetradic#7DBB8E, #7D8BBB, #BB7DAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G173
B125
Red187 (73.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue46.45°
Saturation (HSL)31.31%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AD · B 7D
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