Recognised as Colour
#BBBA4A
- #BBBA4A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BBBA4A is a yellow with RGB values 187, 186, 74 and HSL 59°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BBBA4A#BBBA4A
HEX#BBBA4A
RGBrgb(187, 186, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7294, 0.2902
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.9%, 29%
HSLhsl(59.5, 45.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.5, 60.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 60.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,302,922
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBA4A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4445B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A4BBB
Analogous#BB814A, #84BB4A
Triadic#4ABBBA, #BA4ABB
Split complementary#4A84BB, #814ABB
Tetradic#4ABB81, #4A4BBB, #BB4A84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G186
B74
Red187 (73.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue59.47°
Saturation (HSL)45.38%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G BA · B 4A
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