Recognised as Colour

#BBB89F

#BBB89F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BBB89F is a yellow with RGB values 187, 184, 159 and HSL 54°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBB89F#BBB89F

HEX#BBB89F

RGBrgb(187, 184, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7216, 0.6235

RGB percentages73.3%, 72.2%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(53.6, 17.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 15%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 15%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,302,495

CSS custom property--colour: #BBB89F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#444760

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDB69Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB8A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0B4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.9 Tan · ΔE 14 Dark grey · ΔE 14.5 Light grey · ΔE 16.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 19 Wheat · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FA2BB

Analogous#BBAA9F, #B0BB9F

Triadic#9FBBB8, #B89FBB

Split complementary#9FB0BB, #AA9FBB

Tetradic#9FBBAA, #9FA2BB, #BB9FB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAF9

Lighter +20%#E5E4DB

Lighter +10%#D0CEBD

Darker −10%#A6A281

Darker −20%#8F8A65

Darker −30%#716D50

Darker −40%#53513B

More saturated +25%#D0C88B

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R187

G184

B159

Red187 (73.3%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue53.57°

Saturation (HSL)17.07%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G B8 · B 9F

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BBB89F (chemical formula)

Formula
1,002.708 g/mol
92 atoms

BBB89F has a molar mass of 1,002.708 g/mol, made up of 92 atoms across 2 elements: 91 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,002.708 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule92

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6650358 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0058768 × 10^20

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

B98.1%

F1.9%

Boron (B × 91)983.71 g/mol, 98.105%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.895%

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