Colour
#BBBA00
- #BBBA00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BBBA00 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 186, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BBBA00#BBBA00
HEX#BBBA00
RGBrgb(187, 186, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7294, 0
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(59.7, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.7, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,302,848
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBA00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4445FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0001BB
Analogous#BB5D00, #5EBB00
Triadic#00BBBA, #BA00BB
Split complementary#005EBB, #5D00BB
Tetradic#00BB5C, #0001BB, #BB005E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G186
B0
Red187 (73.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue59.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G BA · B 00
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