All About Color #BBAE3A

#BBAE3A

About #BBAE3A

#BBAE3A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBAE3A. In RGB it is red 187, green 174, blue 58; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 53%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 69%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.28:1 on white and 9.23:1 on black.

#BBAE3A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, AE, 3A
CMYK0.00%, 6.95%, 68.98%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 174, 58
HSL54°, 53%, 48%
RGB Octal273, 256, 72
HSV (HSB)53.95°, 68.98%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10101110, 111010
CIE-L*AB70.28, -8.80, 58.44
RGB Percent73.33%, 68.24%, 22.75%
CIE-L*CH70.28, 59.10, 98.57
XYZ36.39, 41.14, 10.03
CIE-L*UV70.28, 13.81, 67.00
xyY0.42, 0.47, 41.14
Hunter-Lab64.14, -10.97, 35.63
RYB28.41%, 73.33%, 22.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBAE3A on a dark background: contrast 9.23:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBAE3A on a light background: contrast 2.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBAE3A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBAE3A · #D6CD7A · #756D24 · #3A47BB · #7A84D6

Analogous palette

#BB3A47 · #BB6D3A · #BBAE3A · #87BB3A · #47BB3A

Triadic palette

#BBAE3A · #3ABBAE · #AE3ABB · #D6CD7A · #7AD6CD

Tetradic palette

#BBAE3A · #3ABB6D · #3A47BB · #BB3A87 · #756D24

Monochromatic palette

#464116 · #817828 · #BBAE3A · #D3C96F · #E5DFA9

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