All About Color #BBBD42

#BBBD42

About #BBBD42

#BBBD42 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BBBD42. In RGB it is red 187, green 189, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 61°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 1%, 0%, 65%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.01:1 on white and 10.47:1 on black.

#BBBD42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, BD, 42
CMYK1.06%, 0.00%, 65.08%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal187, 189, 66
HSL61°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal273, 275, 102
HSV (HSB)60.98°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111011, 10111101, 1000010
CIE-L*AB74.42, -16.05, 59.46
RGB Percent73.33%, 74.12%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH74.42, 61.59, 105.10
XYZ39.67, 47.35, 12.20
CIE-L*UV74.42, 3.80, 71.09
xyY0.40, 0.48, 47.35
Hunter-Lab68.81, -17.51, 37.66
RYB25.88%, 74.12%, 26.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BBBD42 on a dark background: contrast 10.47:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BBBD42 on a light background: contrast 2.01:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BBBD42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BBBD42 · #D3D586 · #77792A · #4442BD · #8886D5

Analogous palette

#BD4442 · #BD8242 · #BBBD42 · #7DBD42 · #42BD44

Triadic palette

#BBBD42 · #42BBBD · #BD42BB · #D3D586 · #86D3D5

Tetradic palette

#BBBD42 · #42BD82 · #4442BD · #BD427D · #77792A

Monochromatic palette

#4B4B1B · #83842E · #BBBD42 · #CFD17B · #E4E4B4

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