Colour

#BBB6A4

#BBB6A4
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BBB6A4 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 182, 164 and HSL 47°, 14%, 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

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HEX#BBB6A4

RGBrgb(187, 182, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7137, 0.6431

RGB percentages73.3%, 71.4%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(47, 14.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47, 12.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 12.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,301,988

CSS custom property--colour: #BBB6A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#44495B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAB5A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB7A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BFB3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.6 Dark grey · ΔE 11 Light grey · ΔE 14.5 Tan · ΔE 16 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.9 Antique white · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4A9BB

Analogous#BBABA4, #B4BBA4

Triadic#A4BBB6, #B6A4BB

Split complementary#A4B4BB, #ABA4BB

Tetradic#A4BBAB, #A4A9BB, #BBA4B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFCFC

Lighter +20%#E7E5DE

Lighter +10%#D1CDC1

Darker −10%#A59F87

Darker −20%#8F876A

Darker −30%#716B55

Darker −40%#54503F

More saturated +25%#CFC190

Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R187

G182

B164

Red187 (73.3%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue46.96°

Saturation (HSL)14.47%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G B6 · B A4

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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