All About Color #BB9C2A

#BB9C2A

About #BB9C2A

#BB9C2A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BB9C2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 156, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 47°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.66:1 on white and 7.90:1 on black.

#BB9C2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9C, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 16.58%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 156, 42
HSL47°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 234, 52
HSV (HSB)47.17°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011100, 101010
CIE-L*AB65.36, 0.00, 59.70
RGB Percent73.33%, 61.18%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH65.36, 59.70, 90.00
XYZ32.80, 34.51, 7.12
CIE-L*UV65.36, 26.87, 63.60
xyY0.44, 0.46, 34.51
Hunter-Lab58.74, -3.14, 33.93
RYB31.93%, 73.33%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9C2A on a dark background: contrast 7.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9C2A on a light background: contrast 2.66:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9C2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9C2A · #DCC265 · #705D19 · #2A4ABB · #657FDC

Analogous palette

#BB2A4A · #BB532A · #BB9C2A · #92BB2A · #4ABB2A

Triadic palette

#BB9C2A · #2ABB9C · #9C2ABB · #DCC265 · #65DCC2

Tetradic palette

#BB9C2A · #2ABB53 · #2A4ABB · #BB2A92 · #705D19

Monochromatic palette

#3E340E · #7D681C · #BB9C2A · #D9BD59 · #E7D697

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