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Recognised as Colour

#BBB46E

  • #BBB46E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBB46E is a yellow with RGB values 187, 180, 110 and HSL 55°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBB46E#BBB46E
HEX#BBB46E
RGBrgb(187, 180, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7059, 0.4314
RGB percentages73.3%, 70.6%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(54.5, 36.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 41.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 41.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,301,422
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB46E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#444B91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AF69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B371no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C5ABA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 3.1Burlywood · ΔE 16.8Tan · ΔE 17.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.5Khaki · ΔE 19.8Wheat · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 3.09, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E75BB
Analogous#BB8E6E, #9BBB6E
Triadic#6EBBB4, #B46EBB
Split complementary#6E9CBB, #8D6EBB
Tetradic#6EBB8D, #6E75BB, #BB6E9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCF9
Lighter +30%#ECEAD6
Lighter +20%#DCD8B3
Lighter +10%#CBC691
Darker −10%#A79F4F
Darker −20%#857E3E
Darker −30%#625D2E
Darker −40%#3F3C1E
More saturated +25%#D6CA53
Less saturated −25%#A09E89

Channel breakdown

R187
G180
B110
Red187 (73.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue54.55°
Saturation (HSL)36.15%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B4 · B 6E

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