All About Color #BBAA2A

#BBAA2A

About #BBAA2A

#BBAA2A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBAA2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 170, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 53°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.36:1 on white and 8.90:1 on black.

#BBAA2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, AA, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 9.09%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 170, 42
HSL53°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 252, 52
HSV (HSB)52.97°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10101010, 101010
CIE-L*AB69.10, -7.45, 63.12
RGB Percent73.33%, 66.67%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH69.10, 63.56, 96.73
XYZ35.29, 39.48, 7.95
CIE-L*UV69.10, 16.94, 69.35
xyY0.43, 0.48, 39.48
Hunter-Lab62.83, -9.72, 36.48
RYB24.02%, 73.33%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBAA2A on a dark background: contrast 8.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBAA2A on a light background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBAA2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BBAA2A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BBAA2A · #DCCE65 · #706619 · #2A3BBB · #6573DC

Analogous palette

#BB2A3B · #BB622A · #BBAA2A · #84BB2A · #3BBB2A

Triadic palette

#BBAA2A · #2ABBAA · #AA2ABB · #DCCE65 · #65DCCE

Tetradic palette

#BBAA2A · #2ABB62 · #2A3BBB · #BB2A84 · #706619

Monochromatic palette

#3E390E · #7D711C · #BBAA2A · #D9CA59 · #E7DE97

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