Recognised as Colour
#BBB5A3
- #BBB5A3
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBB5A3 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 181, 163 and HSL 45°, 15%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBB5A3#BBB5A3
HEX#BBB5A3
RGBrgb(187, 181, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7098, 0.6392
RGB percentages73.3%, 71%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(45, 15%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 12.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 12.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,301,731
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB5A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#444A5C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A9BB
Analogous#BBA9A3, #B5BBA3
Triadic#A3BBB5, #B5A3BB
Split complementary#A3B5BB, #A9A3BB
Tetradic#A3BBA9, #A3A9BB, #BBA3B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G181
B163
Red187 (73.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)15%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B5 · B A3
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