All About Color #BB9902

#BB9902

About #BB9902

#BB9902 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #BB9902. In RGB it is red 187, green 153, blue 2; in HSL it is hue 49°, saturation 98%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 0%, 18%, 99%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.74:1 on white and 7.67:1 on black.

#BB9902 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 99, 02
CMYK0.00%, 18.18%, 98.93%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 153, 2
HSL49°, 98%, 37%
RGB Octal273, 231, 2
HSV (HSB)48.97°, 98.93%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011001, 10
CIE-L*AB64.44, 0.71, 67.98
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.00%, 0.78%
CIE-L*CH64.44, 67.98, 89.40
XYZ31.90, 33.35, 4.81
CIE-L*UV64.44, 29.81, 67.71
xyY0.46, 0.48, 33.35
Hunter-Lab57.75, -2.48, 35.48
RYB17.12%, 73.33%, 0.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9902 on a dark background: contrast 7.67:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9902 on a light background: contrast 2.74:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9902, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9902 · #FDD31C · #604F01 · #0224BB · #1C45FD

Analogous palette

#BB0224 · #BB3C02 · #BB9902 · #80BB02 · #24BB02

Triadic palette

#BB9902 · #02BB99 · #9902BB · #FDD31C · #1CFDD3

Tetradic palette

#BB9902 · #02BB3C · #0224BB · #BB0280 · #604F01

Monochromatic palette

#231D00 · #6F5B01 · #BB9902 · #FDD10D · #FDDF58

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