Colour
#BBB084
- #BBB084
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBB084 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 176, 132 and HSL 48°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBB084#BBB084
HEX#BBB084
RGBrgb(187, 176, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6902, 0.5176
RGB percentages73.3%, 69%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(48, 28.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 29.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 29.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,420
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB084;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#444F7B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#848FBB
Analogous#BB9584, #ABBB84
Triadic#84BBB0, #B084BB
Split complementary#84ABBB, #9484BB
Tetradic#84BB94, #848FBB, #BB84AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G176
B132
Red187 (73.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)28.8%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B0 · B 84
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