Information about #BBCB2D color

#BBCB2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBCB2D falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 203, 45) — 73.3% red, 79.6% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 62 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBCB2D reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Key Lime Pie (#BFC921). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fuego (#C2D62E) and Rio Grande (#B7C61A).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 203, 45) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBCB2D: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBCB2D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBCB2D color variations

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

#BBCB2D 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 #BBCB2D

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

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBCB2D
  • RGB187, 203, 45
  • CMYK6, 0, 62, 20
  • CSSrgb(187, 203, 45)
  • HSL66°, 64%, 49%
  • HSL Precise66.076°, 63.71%, 48.627%
  • HSV66°, 78%, 80%
  • HSB66°, 78%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.796, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.796, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.796, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBCB2D
  • DECIMAL ID12307245
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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