Colour
#BBB459
- #BBB459
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BBB459 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 180, 89 and HSL 56°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BBB459#BBB459
HEX#BBB459
RGBrgb(187, 180, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7059, 0.349
RGB percentages73.3%, 70.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(55.7, 41.9%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.7, 52.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 52.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,301,401
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB459;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#444BA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5960BB
Analogous#BB8359, #91BB59
Triadic#59BBB4, #B459BB
Split complementary#5991BB, #8359BB
Tetradic#59BB83, #5960BB, #BB5991
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G180
B89
Red187 (73.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue55.71°
Saturation (HSL)41.88%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B4 · B 59
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