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Recognised as Colour

#BBAE72

  • #BBAE72
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBAE72 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 174, 114 and HSL 49°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBAE72#BBAE72
HEX#BBAE72
RGBrgb(187, 174, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6824, 0.4471
RGB percentages73.3%, 68.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(49.3, 34.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 39%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 39%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,890
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAE72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#44518D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9AB6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C5A69Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.6Tan · ΔE 12.8Burlywood · ΔE 13Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Wheat · ΔE 21.1Navajo white · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#727FBB
Analogous#BB8A72, #A3BB72
Triadic#72BBAE, #AE72BB
Split complementary#72A4BB, #8A72BB
Tetradic#72BB8A, #727FBB, #BB72A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFC
Lighter +30%#EDE9D9
Lighter +20%#DCD6B7
Lighter +10%#CCC294
Darker −10%#A99951
Darker −20%#867A41
Darker −30%#645B30
Darker −40%#413B20
More saturated +25%#D5BF58
Less saturated −25%#A19D8C

Channel breakdown

R187
G174
B114
Red187 (73.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue49.32°
Saturation (HSL)34.93%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AE · B 72

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