Colour

#BBB22A

#BBB22A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBB22A is a yellow with RGB values 187, 178, 42 and HSL 56°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BBB22A#BBB22A

HEX#BBB22A

RGBrgb(187, 178, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.698, 0.1647

RGB percentages73.3%, 69.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(56.3, 63.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 77.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 4.8%, 77.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,300,842

CSS custom property--colour: #BBB22A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 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#AAAAAA

Inverted#444DD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AB03no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5B135no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C9A699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 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

Goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Olive · ΔE 21.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 26 Yellow green · ΔE 26.9 Khaki · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 20.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A33BB

Analogous#BB6A2A, #7BBB2A

Triadic#2ABBB2, #B22ABB

Split complementary#2A7BBB, #6A2ABB

Tetradic#2ABB6A, #2A33BB, #BB2A7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EEC0

Lighter +30%#E8E296

Lighter +20%#DED76D

Lighter +10%#D5CC43

Darker −10%#918A21

Darker −20%#686317

Darker −30%#3E3B0E

Darker −40%#141305

More saturated +25%#D8CB0D

Less saturated −25%#9E9947

Channel breakdown

R187

G178

B42

Red187 (73.3%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue56.28°

Saturation (HSL)63.32%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G B2 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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