Recognised as Colour

#BBB324

#BBB324
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BBB324 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 179, 36 and HSL 57°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BBB324#BBB324

HEX#BBB324

RGBrgb(187, 179, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.702, 0.1412

RGB percentages73.3%, 70.2%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(56.8, 67.7%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 80.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 80.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,301,092

CSS custom property--colour: #BBB324;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#444CDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B231no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C9A699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9 Olive · ΔE 22.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.7 Yellow green · ΔE 26.1 Gold · ΔE 27.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 20.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#242CBB

Analogous#BB6824, #78BB24

Triadic#24BBB3, #B324BB

Split complementary#2478BB, #6824BB

Tetradic#24BB67, #242CBB, #BB2477

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EFB9

Lighter +30%#E9E58F

Lighter +20%#E1DA64

Lighter +10%#D9D039

Darker −10%#908A1C

Darker −20%#656114

Darker −30%#3B380B

Darker −40%#100F03

More saturated +25%#D7CC08

Less saturated −25%#9F9A40

Channel breakdown

R187

G179

B36

Red187 (73.3%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue56.82°

Saturation (HSL)67.71%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G B3 · B 24

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Harmonies

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BBB324 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,524.06 g/mol
326 atoms

BBB324 has a molar mass of 3,524.06 g/mol, made up of 326 atoms across 1 element: 326 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,524.06 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule326

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule5.8518393 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7088644 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 326)3,524.06 g/mol, 100%

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