Recognised as Colour

#BBC526

#BBC526
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BBC526 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 197, 38 and HSL 64°, 68%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBC526#BBC526

HEX#BBC526

RGBrgb(187, 197, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7725, 0.149

RGB percentages73.3%, 77.3%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(63.8, 67.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.8, 80.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK5.1%, 0%, 80.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,305,702

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC526;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#443AD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BE36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C8B9A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.2 Gold · ΔE 27.4 Olive · ΔE 29.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.2 Yellow · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3026C5

Analogous#C57F26, #6BC526

Triadic#26BBC5, #C526BB

Split complementary#266BC5, #7F26C5

Tetradic#26C580, #3026C5, #C5266C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F4C3

Lighter +30%#E6EB99

Lighter +20%#DCE36E

Lighter +10%#D1DB43

Darker −10%#929A1E

Darker −20%#6A6F16

Darker −30%#41450D

Darker −40%#191A05

More saturated +25%#D5E209

Less saturated −25%#A1A843

Channel breakdown

R187

G197

B38

Red187 (73.3%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue63.77°

Saturation (HSL)67.66%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G C5 · B 26

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BBC526 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,339.406 g/mol
528 atoms

BBC526 has a molar mass of 6,339.406 g/mol, made up of 528 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 526 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,339.406 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule528

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0526831 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.4995348 × 10^19

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

B0.3%

C99.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.341%

Carbon (C × 526)6,317.786 g/mol, 99.659%

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