Colour

#BBAF77

#BBAF77
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBAF77 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 175, 119 and HSL 49°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BBAF77

RGBrgb(187, 175, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6863, 0.4667

RGB percentages73.3%, 68.6%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(49.4, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 6.4%, 36.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,300,151

CSS custom property--colour: #BBAF77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#445088

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAAC73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB079no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5A7A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.4 Tan · ΔE 11.4 Burlywood · ΔE 12.5 Wheat · ΔE 20 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.2 Navajo white · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7783BB

Analogous#BB8D77, #A5BB77

Triadic#77BBAF, #AF77BB

Split complementary#77A5BB, #8D77BB

Tetradic#77BB8D, #7783BB, #BB77A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEEBDD

Lighter +20%#DDD7BB

Lighter +10%#CCC399

Darker −10%#AA9B55

Darker −20%#887C44

Darker −30%#665D33

Darker −40%#443E22

More saturated +25%#D4C05E

Less saturated −25%#A29F91

Channel breakdown

R187

G175

B119

Red187 (73.3%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G AF · B 77

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Colour values

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