All About Color #BBB53A

#BBB53A

About #BBB53A

#BBB53A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBB53A. In RGB it is red 187, green 181, blue 58; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 53%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 69%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.15:1 on white and 9.78:1 on black.

#BBB53A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, B5, 3A
CMYK0.00%, 3.21%, 68.98%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 181, 58
HSL57°, 53%, 48%
RGB Octal273, 265, 72
HSV (HSB)57.21°, 68.98%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10110101, 111010
CIE-L*AB72.17, -12.43, 60.34
RGB Percent73.33%, 70.98%, 22.75%
CIE-L*CH72.17, 61.61, 101.64
XYZ37.78, 43.92, 10.49
CIE-L*UV72.17, 9.15, 70.00
xyY0.41, 0.48, 43.92
Hunter-Lab66.27, -14.21, 37.01
RYB25.21%, 73.33%, 22.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBB53A on a dark background: contrast 9.78:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBB53A on a light background: contrast 2.15:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBB53A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBB53A · #D6D27A · #757124 · #3A40BB · #7A7FD6

Analogous palette

#BB3A40 · #BB743A · #BBB53A · #81BB3A · #40BB3A

Triadic palette

#BBB53A · #3ABBB5 · #B53ABB · #D6D27A · #7AD6D2

Tetradic palette

#BBB53A · #3ABB74 · #3A40BB · #BB3A81 · #757124

Monochromatic palette

#464416 · #817C28 · #BBB53A · #D3CE6F · #E5E2A9

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