Recognised as Colour
#BBB008
- #BBB008
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BBB008 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 176, 8 and HSL 56°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BBB008#BBB008
HEX#BBB008
RGBrgb(187, 176, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6902, 0.0314
RGB percentages73.3%, 69%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(56.3, 91.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 95.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 95.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,296
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB008;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#444FF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0813BB
Analogous#BB5608, #6DBB08
Triadic#08BBB0, #B008BB
Split complementary#086DBB, #5608BB
Tetradic#08BB56, #0813BB, #BB086D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G176
B8
Red187 (73.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue56.31°
Saturation (HSL)91.79%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B0 · B 08
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