All About Color #BBAD5D

#BBAD5D

About #BBAD5D

#BBAD5D is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBAD5D. In RGB it is red 187, green 173, blue 93; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 41%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 50%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.27:1 on white and 9.25:1 on black.

#BBAD5D Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, AD, 5D
CMYK0.00%, 7.49%, 50.27%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 173, 93
HSL51°, 41%, 55%
RGB Octal273, 255, 135
HSV (HSB)51.06°, 50.27%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10101101, 1011101
CIE-L*AB70.35, -5.74, 42.58
RGB Percent73.33%, 67.84%, 36.47%
CIE-L*CH70.35, 42.96, 97.68
XYZ37.41, 41.24, 16.34
CIE-L*UV70.35, 13.18, 53.15
xyY0.39, 0.43, 41.24
Hunter-Lab64.22, -8.40, 29.86
RYB42.92%, 73.33%, 36.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBAD5D on a dark background: contrast 9.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBAD5D on a light background: contrast 2.27:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBAD5D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBAD5D · #D6CE9E · #857938 · #5D6BBB · #9EA6D6

Analogous palette

#BB5D6B · #BB7E5D · #BBAD5D · #9ABB5D · #6BBB5D

Triadic palette

#BBAD5D · #5DBBAD · #AD5DBB · #D6CE9E · #9ED6CE

Tetradic palette

#BBAD5D · #5DBB7E · #5D6BBB · #BB5D9A · #857938

Monochromatic palette

#5A5226 · #90833C · #BBAD5D · #D2C893 · #E8E4C9

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