Recognised as Colour

#BBB883

#BBB883
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBB883 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 184, 131 and HSL 57°, 29%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBB883#BBB883

HEX#BBB883

RGBrgb(187, 184, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7216, 0.5137

RGB percentages73.3%, 72.2%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(56.8, 29.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 29.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 29.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,302,467

CSS custom property--colour: #BBB883;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#44477C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1B47Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B785no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#C3B1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12 Tan · ΔE 12.7 Burlywood · ΔE 14.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Wheat · ΔE 18.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8386BB

Analogous#BB9C83, #A2BB83

Triadic#83BBB8, #B883BB

Split complementary#83A2BB, #9C83BB

Tetradic#83BB9C, #8386BB, #BB83A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F1E6

Lighter +20%#DFDEC5

Lighter +10%#CDCBA4

Darker −10%#A9A562

Darker −20%#8C884D

Darker −30%#6B683A

Darker −40%#4A4828

More saturated +25%#D3CD6B

Less saturated −25%#A3A39B

Channel breakdown

R187

G184

B131

Red187 (73.3%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue56.79°

Saturation (HSL)29.17%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G B8 · B 83

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BBB883 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,566.85 g/mol
885 atoms

BBB883 has a molar mass of 9,566.85 g/mol, made up of 885 atoms across 1 element: 885 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,566.85 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule885

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.5886128 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.2948 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 885)9,566.85 g/mol, 100%

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