Recognised as Colour
#BBBDAB
- #BBBDAB
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBDAB is a yellow with RGB values 187, 189, 171 and HSL 67°, 12%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBBDAB#BBBDAB
HEX#BBBDAB
RGBrgb(187, 189, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7412, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(66.7, 12%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.7, 9.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 9.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,787
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBDAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#444254
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADABBD
Analogous#BDB6AB, #B2BDAB
Triadic#ABBBBD, #BDABBB
Split complementary#ABB2BD, #B6ABBD
Tetradic#ABBDB6, #ADABBD, #BDABB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G189
B171
Red187 (73.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue66.67°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G BD · B AB
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