Information about #BBC02C color

#BBC02C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC02C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 192, 44) — 73.3% red, 75.3% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 58 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBC02C reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Key Lime Pie (#BFC921). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rio Grande (#B7C61A) and Acid Green (#B0BF1A).

The recipe behind #BBC02C is rgb(187, 192, 44), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #BBC02C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBC02C color variations

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

#BBC02C 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 #BBC02C

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

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC02C
  • RGB187, 192, 44
  • CMYK2, 0, 58, 25
  • CSSrgb(187, 192, 44)
  • HSL62°, 63%, 46%
  • HSL Precise62.027°, 62.712%, 46.275%
  • HSV62°, 77%, 75%
  • HSB62°, 77%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.753, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.753, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.753, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBC02C
  • DECIMAL ID12304428
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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