All About Color #BBAA5D

#BBAA5D

About #BBAA5D

#BBAA5D is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBAA5D. In RGB it is red 187, green 170, blue 93; in HSL it is hue 49°, saturation 41%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 50%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 9.02:1 on black.

#BBAA5D Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, AA, 5D
CMYK0.00%, 9.09%, 50.27%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 170, 93
HSL49°, 41%, 55%
RGB Octal273, 252, 135
HSV (HSB)49.15°, 50.27%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10101010, 1011101
CIE-L*AB69.54, -4.16, 41.61
RGB Percent73.33%, 66.67%, 36.47%
CIE-L*CH69.54, 41.82, 95.70
XYZ36.84, 40.10, 16.15
CIE-L*UV69.54, 15.12, 51.68
xyY0.40, 0.43, 40.10
Hunter-Lab63.33, -6.97, 29.20
RYB44.61%, 73.33%, 36.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBAA5D on a dark background: contrast 9.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBAA5D on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBAA5D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBAA5D · #D6CC9E · #857738 · #5D6EBB · #9EA8D6

Analogous palette

#BB5D6E · #BB7B5D · #BBAA5D · #9EBB5D · #6EBB5D

Triadic palette

#BBAA5D · #5DBBAA · #AA5DBB · #D6CC9E · #9ED6CC

Tetradic palette

#BBAA5D · #5DBB7B · #5D6EBB · #BB5D9E · #857738

Monochromatic palette

#5A5026 · #90803C · #BBAA5D · #D2C693 · #E8E3C9

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