Information about #BBC68B color

#BBC68B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC68B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 198, 139) — 73.3% red, 77.6% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 23 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #BBC68B has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Nirvana (#C3BF8B). Slightly further away sit Pale Olive (#B9CC81) and Pastel Avocado (#B1C086).

The recipe behind #BBC68B is rgb(187, 198, 139), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC68B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBC68B color variations

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

#BBC68B 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 #BBC68B

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

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC68B
  • RGB187, 198, 139
  • CMYK4, 0, 23, 22
  • CSSrgb(187, 198, 139)
  • HSL71°, 34%, 66%
  • HSL Precise71.186°, 34.104%, 66.078%
  • HSV71°, 30%, 78%
  • HSB71°, 30%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.776, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.776, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.776, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC68B
  • DECIMAL ID12306059
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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