Recognised as Colour

#BBC161

#BBC161
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBC161 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 193, 97 and HSL 64°, 44%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBC161#BBC161

HEX#BBC161

RGBrgb(187, 193, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7569, 0.3804

RGB percentages73.3%, 75.7%, 38%

HSLhsl(63.8, 43.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.8, 49.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK3.1%, 0%, 49.7%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,304,737

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC161;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#443E9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB958no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEBC66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#C6B7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.8 Khaki · ΔE 16.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.7 Olive · ΔE 25.9 Burlywood · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6761C1

Analogous#C19761, #8BC161

Triadic#61BBC1, #C161BB

Split complementary#618BC1, #9761C1

Tetradic#61C197, #6761C1, #C1618B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAF4

Lighter +30%#EAECCF

Lighter +20%#DBDEAA

Lighter +10%#CBCF86

Darker −10%#A5AC43

Darker −20%#828735

Darker −30%#5F6227

Darker −40%#3B3E18

More saturated +25%#D3DD46

Less saturated −25%#A3A57D

Channel breakdown

R187

G193

B97

Red187 (73.3%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue63.75°

Saturation (HSL)43.64%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G C1 · B 61

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BBC161 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,955.391 g/mol
163 atoms

BBC161 has a molar mass of 1,955.391 g/mol, made up of 163 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 161 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,955.391 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule163

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.2470031 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.079763 × 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

B1.1%

C98.9%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 1.106%

Carbon (C × 161)1,933.771 g/mol, 98.894%

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