Recognised as Colour
#BBBFA4
- #BBBFA4
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBBFA4 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 191, 164 and HSL 69°, 17%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBBFA4#BBBFA4
HEX#BBBFA4
RGBrgb(187, 191, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.749, 0.6431
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(68.9, 17.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.9, 14.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 14.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,292
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBFA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#44405B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8A4BF
Analogous#BFB5A4, #ADBFA4
Triadic#A4BBBF, #BFA4BB
Split complementary#A4ADBF, #B6A4BF
Tetradic#A4BFB5, #A8A4BF, #BFA4AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G191
B164
Red187 (73.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue68.89°
Saturation (HSL)17.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G BF · B A4
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