Colour

#BBC70D

#BBC70D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BBC70D is a yellow with RGB values 187, 199, 13 and HSL 64°, 88%, 42%. 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

#BBC70D#BBC70D

HEX#BBC70D

RGBrgb(187, 199, 13)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7804, 0.051

RGB percentages73.3%, 78%, 5.1%

HSLhsl(63.9, 87.7%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.9, 93.5%, 78%)

CMYK6%, 0%, 93.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,306,189

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC70D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51441WCAG 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 11.29:1

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

Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#4438F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6BF29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C8BAA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 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 text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.8 Gold · ΔE 25.7 Yellow · ΔE 27.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.8 Olive · ΔE 33.2 Green yellow · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#190DC7

Analogous#C7760D, #5EC70D

Triadic#0DBBC7, #C70DBB

Split complementary#0D5EC7, #760DC7

Tetradic#0DC776, #190DC7, #C70D5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F9A7

Lighter +30%#EEF677

Lighter +20%#E8F347

Lighter +10%#E2F017

Darker −10%#8E970A

Darker −20%#616707

Darker −30%#343704

Darker −40%#070800

More saturated +25%#C6D400

Less saturated −25%#A4AD28

Channel breakdown

R187

G199

B13

Red187 (73.3%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue13 (5.1%)

Hue63.87°

Saturation (HSL)87.74%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G C7 · B 0D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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