All About Color #BBBB5D

#BBBB5D

About #BBBB5D

#BBBB5D is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBBB5D. In RGB it is red 187, green 187, blue 93; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 41%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 50%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.02:1 on white and 10.38:1 on black.

#BBBB5D Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, BB, 5D
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 50.27%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 187, 93
HSL60°, 41%, 55%
RGB Octal273, 273, 135
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 50.27%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111011, 1011101
CIE-L*AB74.12, -13.02, 47.09
RGB Percent73.33%, 73.33%, 36.47%
CIE-L*CH74.12, 48.85, 105.46
XYZ40.24, 46.90, 17.29
CIE-L*UV74.12, 4.33, 59.95
xyY0.39, 0.45, 46.90
Hunter-Lab68.48, -14.95, 32.97
RYB36.47%, 73.33%, 36.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBBB5D on a dark background: contrast 10.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBBB5D on a light background: contrast 2.02:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBBB5D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BBBB5D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BBBB5D · #D6D69E · #858538 · #5D5DBB · #9E9ED6

Analogous palette

#BB5D5D · #BB8C5D · #BBBB5D · #8CBB5D · #5DBB5D

Triadic palette

#BBBB5D · #5DBBBB · #BB5DBB · #D6D69E · #9ED6D6

Tetradic palette

#BBBB5D · #5DBB8C · #5D5DBB · #BB5D8C · #858538

Monochromatic palette

#5A5A26 · #90903C · #BBBB5D · #D2D293 · #E8E8C9

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