Recognised as Colour
#BBB015
- #BBB015
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BBB015 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 176, 21 and HSL 56°, 80%, 41%. 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
#BBB015#BBB015
HEX#BBB015
RGBrgb(187, 176, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6902, 0.0824
RGB percentages73.3%, 69%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(56, 79.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56, 88.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 88.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,309
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB015;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 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#A7A7A7
Inverted#444FEA
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#1520BB
Analogous#BB5D15, #73BB15
Triadic#15BBB0, #B015BB
Split complementary#1573BB, #5D15BB
Tetradic#15BB5D, #1520BB, #BB1573
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G176
B21
Red187 (73.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue56.02°
Saturation (HSL)79.81%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B0 · B 15
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