All About Color #BB9B3A

#BB9B3A

About #BB9B3A

#BB9B3A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BB9B3A. In RGB it is red 187, green 155, blue 58; in HSL it is hue 45°, saturation 53%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 69%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.67:1 on white and 7.86:1 on black.

#BB9B3A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9B, 3A
CMYK0.00%, 17.11%, 68.98%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 155, 58
HSL45°, 53%, 48%
RGB Octal273, 233, 72
HSV (HSB)45.12°, 68.98%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011011, 111010
CIE-L*AB65.21, 1.30, 53.26
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.78%, 22.75%
CIE-L*CH65.21, 53.28, 88.60
XYZ32.98, 34.31, 8.89
CIE-L*UV65.21, 27.00, 58.81
xyY0.43, 0.45, 34.31
Hunter-Lab58.58, -2.02, 32.01
RYB39.43%, 73.33%, 22.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9B3A on a dark background: contrast 7.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9B3A on a light background: contrast 2.67:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9B3A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9B3A · #D6BF7A · #756124 · #3A5ABB · #7A91D6

Analogous palette

#BB3A5A · #BB5A3A · #BB9B3A · #9BBB3A · #5ABB3A

Triadic palette

#BB9B3A · #3ABB9B · #9B3ABB · #D6BF7A · #7AD6BF

Tetradic palette

#BB9B3A · #3ABB5A · #3A5ABB · #BB3A9B · #756124

Monochromatic palette

#463A16 · #816A28 · #BB9B3A · #D3BA6F · #E5D6A9

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