Colour

#BBCC00

#BBCC00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BBCC00 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 204, 0 and HSL 65°, 100%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBCC00#BBCC00

HEX#BBCC00

HEX (short)#BC0

RGBrgb(187, 204, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8, 0

RGB percentages73.3%, 80%, 0%

HSLhsl(65, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65, 100%, 80%)

CMYK8.3%, 0%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,456

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#4433FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAC327no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C8BFADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.3 Yellow · ΔE 25.1 Gold · ΔE 26.6 Green yellow · ΔE 30.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 36.1 Olive · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1100CC

Analogous#CC7700, #55CC00

Triadic#00BBCC, #CC00BB

Split complementary#0055CC, #7700CC

Tetradic#00CC77, #1100CC, #CC0055

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7FF99

Lighter +30%#F2FF66

Lighter +20%#EEFF33

Lighter +10%#EAFF00

Darker −10%#8C9900

Darker −20%#5E6600

Darker −30%#2F3300

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BBCC00

Less saturated −25%#A6B319

Channel breakdown

R187

G204

Red187 (73.3%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CC · B 00

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