Information about #BBA45D color

#BBA45D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA45D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 164, 93) — 73.3% red, 64.3% green, 36.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 37 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sunny yellow, #BBA45D carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Slightly further away sit Fleetwood (#B99E56) and Gimblet (#B9AD61).

The recipe behind #BBA45D is rgb(187, 164, 93), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBA45D: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #BBA45D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBA45D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBA45D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBA45D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA45D
  • RGB187, 164, 93
  • CMYK0, 9, 37, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 164, 93)
  • HSL45°, 41%, 55%
  • HSL Precise45.319°, 40.87%, 54.902%
  • HSV45°, 50%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 50%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.643, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.643, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.643, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA45D
  • DECIMAL ID12297309
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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