Recognised as Colour
#BBBB8A
- #BBBB8A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBBB8A is a yellow with RGB values 187, 187, 138 and HSL 60°, 26%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBBB8A#BBBB8A
HEX#BBBB8A
RGBrgb(187, 187, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7333, 0.5412
RGB percentages73.3%, 73.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(60, 26.5%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 26.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 26.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,242
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBB8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#444475
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A8ABB
Analogous#BBA38A, #A3BB8A
Triadic#8ABBBB, #BB8ABB
Split complementary#8AA3BB, #A38ABB
Tetradic#8ABBA3, #8A8ABB, #BB8AA3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G187
B138
Red187 (73.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)26.49%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BB · G BB · B 8A
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