All About Color #BBBB2A

#BBBB2A

About #BBBB2A

#BBBB2A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBBB2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 187, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.05:1 on white and 10.25:1 on black.

#BBBB2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, BB, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 187, 42
HSL60°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 273, 52
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111011, 101010
CIE-L*AB73.72, -16.20, 67.30
RGB Percent73.33%, 73.33%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH73.72, 69.23, 103.53
XYZ38.68, 46.27, 9.08
CIE-L*UV73.72, 5.51, 76.32
xyY0.41, 0.49, 46.27
Hunter-Lab68.02, -17.54, 39.70
RYB16.47%, 73.33%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBBB2A on a dark background: contrast 10.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBBB2A on a light background: contrast 2.05:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBBB2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBBB2A · #DCDC65 · #707019 · #2A2ABB · #6565DC

Analogous palette

#BB2A2A · #BB732A · #BBBB2A · #73BB2A · #2ABB2A

Triadic palette

#BBBB2A · #2ABBBB · #BB2ABB · #DCDC65 · #65DCDC

Tetradic palette

#BBBB2A · #2ABB73 · #2A2ABB · #BB2A73 · #707019

Monochromatic palette

#3E3E0E · #7D7D1C · #BBBB2A · #D9D959 · #E7E797

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