Recognised as Colour

#BBB44A

#BBB44A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBB44A is a yellow with RGB values 187, 180, 74 and HSL 56°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BBB44A

RGBrgb(187, 180, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7059, 0.2902

RGB percentages73.3%, 70.6%, 29%

HSLhsl(56.3, 45.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 60.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 60.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,301,386

CSS custom property--colour: #BBB44A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#444BB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AE3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5B350no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C8A99Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.5 Khaki · ΔE 20.3 Olive · ΔE 20.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A51BB

Analogous#BB7C4A, #89BB4A

Triadic#4ABBB4, #B44ABB

Split complementary#4A89BB, #7C4ABB

Tetradic#4ABB7C, #4A51BB, #BB4A89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F1DE

Lighter +30%#E5E2B9

Lighter +20%#D7D394

Lighter +10%#C9C36F

Darker −10%#999339

Darker −20%#746F2B

Darker −30%#4F4B1D

Darker −40%#292810

More saturated +25%#DACF2B

Less saturated −25%#9C9969

Channel breakdown

R187

G180

B74

Red187 (73.3%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue56.28°

Saturation (HSL)45.38%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G B4 · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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