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Recognised as Colour

#BBB028

  • #BBB028
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBB028 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 176, 40 and HSL 56°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BBB028#BBB028
HEX#BBB028
RGBrgb(187, 176, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6902, 0.1569
RGB percentages73.3%, 69%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(55.5, 64.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 78.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 78.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,328
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB028;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#444FD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B033no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C9A397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19.5Olive · ΔE 20.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.6Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1Yellow green · ΔE 28Khaki · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2833BB
Analogous#BB6628, #7DBB28
Triadic#28BBB0, #B028BB
Split complementary#287CBB, #6728BB
Tetradic#28BB67, #2833BB, #BB287C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EDBE
Lighter +30%#E8E294
Lighter +20%#DFD66A
Lighter +10%#D6CB40
Darker −10%#91881F
Darker −20%#676116
Darker −30%#3D390D
Darker −40%#131204
More saturated +25%#D7C80C
Less saturated −25%#9F9844

Channel breakdown

R187
G176
B40
Red187 (73.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue55.51°
Saturation (HSL)64.76%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B0 · B 28

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