Recognised as Colour

#BBC701

#BBC701
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BBC701 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 199, 1 and HSL 64°, 99%, 39%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBC701#BBC701

HEX#BBC701

RGBrgb(187, 199, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7804, 0.0039

RGB percentages73.3%, 78%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(63.6, 99%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 99.5%, 78%)

CMYK6%, 0%, 99.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,306,177

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC701;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#4438FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6BF26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#C8BAA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 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 text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.4 Gold · ΔE 25.4 Yellow · ΔE 26.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.2 Green yellow · ΔE 33.4 Olive · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D01C7

Analogous#C77001, #58C701

Triadic#01BBC7, #C701BB

Split complementary#0158C7, #7001C7

Tetradic#01C770, #0D01C7, #C70158

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8FE96

Lighter +30%#F5FE63

Lighter +20%#F1FE30

Lighter +10%#EBFA01

Darker −10%#8B9401

Darker −20%#5C6200

Darker −30%#2C2F00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BCC800

Less saturated −25%#A5AE1A

Channel breakdown

R187

G199

Red187 (73.3%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue63.64°

Saturation (HSL)99%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G C7 · B 01

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BBC701 (chemical formula)

Formula
8,441.331 g/mol
703 atoms

BBC701 has a molar mass of 8,441.331 g/mol, made up of 703 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 701 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,441.331 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule703

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.401716 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.1341128 × 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, 0.256%

Carbon (C × 701)8,419.711 g/mol, 99.744%

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