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Colour

#BBC561

  • #BBC561
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBC561 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 197, 97 and HSL 66°, 46%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BBC561#BBC561
HEX#BBC561
RGBrgb(187, 197, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7725, 0.3804
RGB percentages73.3%, 77.3%, 38%
HSLhsl(66, 46.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66, 50.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK5.1%, 0%, 50.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,761
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC561;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#443A9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1BD58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BF66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C5BBAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.3Khaki · ΔE 16.4Olivedrab · ΔE 24.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.8Olive · ΔE 26.8Yellow green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B61C5
Analogous#C59D61, #89C561
Triadic#61BBC5, #C561BB
Split complementary#6189C5, #9D61C5
Tetradic#61C59D, #6B61C5, #C56189

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCF6
Lighter +30%#EBEED1
Lighter +20%#DBE0AC
Lighter +10%#CBD386
Darker −10%#A6B241
Darker −20%#848C34
Darker −30%#616726
Darker −40%#3E4218
More saturated +25%#D1E046
Less saturated −25%#A5AA7C

Channel breakdown

R187
G197
B97
Red187 (73.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue66°
Saturation (HSL)46.3%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C5 · B 61

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