All About Color #BB9E3E

#BB9E3E

About #BB9E3E

#BB9E3E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BB9E3E. In RGB it is red 187, green 158, blue 62; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 50%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 0%, 16%, 67%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.60:1 on white and 8.07:1 on black.

#BB9E3E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9E, 3E
CMYK0.00%, 15.51%, 66.84%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 158, 62
HSL46°, 50%, 49%
RGB Octal273, 236, 76
HSV (HSB)46.08°, 66.84%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011110, 111110
CIE-L*AB66.03, -0.09, 52.38
RGB Percent73.33%, 61.96%, 24.31%
CIE-L*CH66.03, 52.38, 90.09
XYZ33.59, 35.37, 9.61
CIE-L*UV66.03, 24.70, 58.81
xyY0.43, 0.45, 35.37
Hunter-Lab59.47, -3.25, 32.04
RYB39.12%, 73.33%, 24.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9E3E on a dark background: contrast 8.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9E3E on a light background: contrast 2.60:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9E3E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9E3E · #D5C181 · #776428 · #3E5CBB · #8194D5

Analogous palette

#BB3E5C · #BB603E · #BB9E3E · #9ABB3E · #5CBB3E

Triadic palette

#BB9E3E · #3EBB9E · #9E3EBB · #D5C181 · #81D5C1

Tetradic palette

#BB9E3E · #3EBB60 · #3E5CBB · #BB3E9A · #776428

Monochromatic palette

#493D18 · #826E2B · #BB9E3E · #D1BC75 · #E4D8AF

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