All About Color #BBAE1B

#BBAE1B

About #BBAE1B

#BBAE1B is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBAE1B. In RGB it is red 187, green 174, blue 27; in HSL it is hue 55°, saturation 75%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 86%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.29:1 on white and 9.18:1 on black.

#BBAE1B Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, AE, 1B
CMYK0.00%, 6.95%, 85.56%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 174, 27
HSL55°, 75%, 42%
RGB Octal273, 256, 33
HSV (HSB)55.13°, 85.56%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10101110, 11011
CIE-L*AB70.12, -10.01, 68.18
RGB Percent73.33%, 68.24%, 10.59%
CIE-L*CH70.12, 68.91, 98.35
XYZ35.83, 40.92, 7.05
CIE-L*UV70.12, 14.44, 73.58
xyY0.43, 0.49, 40.92
Hunter-Lab63.97, -11.96, 38.24
RYB16.14%, 73.33%, 10.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBAE1B on a dark background: contrast 9.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBAE1B on a light background: contrast 2.29:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBAE1B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBAE1B · #E6D94C · #6B630F · #1B28BB · #4C59E6

Analogous palette

#BB1B28 · #BB5E1B · #BBAE1B · #78BB1B · #28BB1B

Triadic palette

#BBAE1B · #1BBBAE · #AE1BBB · #E6D94C · #4CE6D9

Tetradic palette

#BBAE1B · #1BBB5E · #1B28BB · #BB1B78 · #6B630F

Monochromatic palette

#363208 · #787011 · #BBAE1B · #E4D63F · #EDE482

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