Recognised as Colour
#BBB6A2
- #BBB6A2
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBB6A2 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 182, 162 and HSL 48°, 16%, 68%. 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
#BBB6A2#BBB6A2
HEX#BBB6A2
RGBrgb(187, 182, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7137, 0.6353
RGB percentages73.3%, 71.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(48, 15.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 13.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 13.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,301,986
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB6A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#44495D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A7BB
Analogous#BBAAA2, #B3BBA2
Triadic#A2BBB6, #B6A2BB
Split complementary#A2B3BB, #AAA2BB
Tetradic#A2BBAA, #A2A7BB, #BBA2B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G182
B162
Red187 (73.3%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)15.53%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B6 · B A2
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