All About Color #BB9E2A

#BB9E2A

About #BB9E2A

#BB9E2A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BB9E2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 158, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 48°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 16%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.61:1 on white and 8.04:1 on black.

#BB9E2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9E, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 15.51%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 158, 42
HSL48°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 236, 52
HSV (HSB)48.00°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011110, 101010
CIE-L*AB65.89, -1.08, 60.19
RGB Percent73.33%, 61.96%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH65.89, 60.20, 91.02
XYZ33.14, 35.19, 7.24
CIE-L*UV65.89, 25.42, 64.42
xyY0.44, 0.47, 35.19
Hunter-Lab59.32, -4.08, 34.29
RYB30.69%, 73.33%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9E2A on a dark background: contrast 8.04:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9E2A on a light background: contrast 2.61:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9E2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9E2A · #DCC465 · #705F19 · #2A47BB · #657DDC

Analogous palette

#BB2A47 · #BB562A · #BB9E2A · #90BB2A · #47BB2A

Triadic palette

#BB9E2A · #2ABB9E · #9E2ABB · #DCC465 · #65DCC4

Tetradic palette

#BB9E2A · #2ABB56 · #2A47BB · #BB2A90 · #705F19

Monochromatic palette

#3E350E · #7D691C · #BB9E2A · #D9C059 · #E7D797

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