Recognised as Colour

#BBBBA8

#BBBBA8
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BBBBA8 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 187, 168 and HSL 60°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBBBA8#BBBBA8

HEX#BBBBA8

RGBrgb(187, 187, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7333, 0.6588

RGB percentages73.3%, 73.3%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(60, 12.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 10.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 10.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,303,272

CSS custom property--colour: #BBBBA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#444457

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFB9A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFBAA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BEB8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11.9 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 16 Tan · ΔE 17 Antique white · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8A8BB

Analogous#BBB2A8, #B2BBA8

Triadic#A8BBBB, #BBA8BB

Split complementary#A8B2BB, #B2A8BB

Tetradic#A8BBB2, #A8A8BB, #BBA8B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#E8E8E1

Lighter +10%#D1D1C5

Darker −10%#A5A58B

Darker −20%#8E8E6F

Darker −30%#717159

Darker −40%#555542

More saturated +25%#CECE95

Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R187

G187

B168

Red187 (73.3%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)12.26%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR BB · G BB · B A8

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BBBBa8 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,131.07 g/mol
11 atoms

BBBBa8 has a molar mass of 1,131.07 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × B, 8 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,131.07 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8781859 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.3242865 × 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

B2.9%

Ba97.1%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 2.867%

Barium (Ba × 8)1,098.64 g/mol, 97.133%

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