Colour
#BBBB1B
- #BBBB1B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BBBB1B is a yellow with RGB values 187, 187, 27 and HSL 60°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BBBB1B#BBBB1B
HEX#BBBB1B
RGBrgb(187, 187, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7333, 0.1059
RGB percentages73.3%, 73.3%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(60, 74.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 85.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 85.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,131
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBB1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 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#AFAFAF
Inverted#4444E4
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#1B1BBB
Analogous#BB6B1B, #6BBB1B
Triadic#1BBBBB, #BB1BBB
Split complementary#1B6BBB, #6B1BBB
Tetradic#1BBB6B, #1B1BBB, #BB1B6B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G187
B27
Red187 (73.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)74.77%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BB · G BB · B 1B
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