All About Color #BBB53E

#BBB53E

About #BBB53E

#BBB53E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBB53E. In RGB it is red 187, green 181, blue 62; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 50%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 67%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.14:1 on white and 9.79:1 on black.

#BBB53E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, B5, 3E
CMYK0.00%, 3.21%, 66.84%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 181, 62
HSL57°, 50%, 49%
RGB Octal273, 265, 76
HSV (HSB)57.12°, 66.84%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10110101, 111110
CIE-L*AB72.20, -12.20, 58.80
RGB Percent73.33%, 70.98%, 24.31%
CIE-L*CH72.20, 60.05, 101.73
XYZ37.89, 43.96, 11.05
CIE-L*UV72.20, 9.06, 68.84
xyY0.41, 0.47, 43.96
Hunter-Lab66.30, -14.03, 36.53
RYB26.79%, 73.33%, 24.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBB53E on a dark background: contrast 9.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBB53E on a light background: contrast 2.14:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBB53E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBB53E · #D5D181 · #777328 · #3E45BB · #8185D5

Analogous palette

#BB3E45 · #BB773E · #BBB53E · #83BB3E · #45BB3E

Triadic palette

#BBB53E · #3EBBB5 · #B53EBB · #D5D181 · #81D5D1

Tetradic palette

#BBB53E · #3EBB77 · #3E45BB · #BB3E83 · #777328

Monochromatic palette

#494618 · #827E2B · #BBB53E · #D1CD75 · #E4E2AF

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