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Colour

#BBBC42

  • #BBBC42
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBBC42 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 188, 66 and HSL 60°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBBC42#BBBC42
HEX#BBBC42
RGBrgb(187, 188, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7373, 0.2588
RGB percentages73.3%, 73.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(60.5, 48%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 64.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 64.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,426
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBC42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4443BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB431no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB84Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C8B1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 21Khaki · ΔE 22.5Olive · ΔE 22.6Yellow green · ΔE 23.8Olivedrab · ΔE 25.1Goldenrod · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 21.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4342BC
Analogous#BC8042, #7EBC42
Triadic#42BBBC, #BC42BB
Split complementary#427EBC, #8042BC
Tetradic#42BC80, #4342BC, #BC427E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F1D9
Lighter +30%#E4E4B3
Lighter +20%#D6D78D
Lighter +10%#C9CA67
Darker −10%#959635
Darker −20%#707127
Darker −30%#4A4B1A
Darker −40%#25250D
More saturated +25%#DADC22
Less saturated −25%#9C9C62

Channel breakdown

R187
G188
B66
Red187 (73.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue60.49°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G BC · B 42

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