All About Color #BBAD2A

#BBAD2A

About #BBAD2A

#BBAD2A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBAD2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 173, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.30:1 on white and 9.12:1 on black.

#BBAD2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, AD, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 7.49%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 173, 42
HSL54°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 255, 52
HSV (HSB)54.21°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10101101, 101010
CIE-L*AB69.91, -9.02, 63.86
RGB Percent73.33%, 67.84%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH69.91, 64.49, 98.04
XYZ35.86, 40.62, 8.14
CIE-L*UV69.91, 14.88, 70.58
xyY0.42, 0.48, 40.62
Hunter-Lab63.73, -11.11, 37.04
RYB22.55%, 73.33%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBAD2A on a dark background: contrast 9.12:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBAD2A on a light background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBAD2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BBAD2A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BBAD2A · #DCD065 · #706819 · #2A39BB · #6571DC

Analogous palette

#BB2A39 · #BB642A · #BBAD2A · #81BB2A · #39BB2A

Triadic palette

#BBAD2A · #2ABBAD · #AD2ABB · #DCD065 · #65DCD0

Tetradic palette

#BBAD2A · #2ABB64 · #2A39BB · #BB2A81 · #706819

Monochromatic palette

#3E3A0E · #7D731C · #BBAD2A · #D9CC59 · #E7DF97

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