Information about #BB9516 color

#BB9516 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BB9516 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 149, 22) (73.3% red, 58.4% green, 8.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 15 / 65 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB9516 presents itself as a vivid, lively sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Slightly further away sit Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).

The recipe behind #BB9516 is rgb(187, 149, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB9516: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #BB9516 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BB9516 color variations

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

#BB9516 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#ECCA5D

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White

#FFFFFF

#BB9516 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#957611

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#70590D

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Black

#000000

#BB9516 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B29128

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Grey

#808080

#BB9516 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BB5215

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#BB151B

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#BB9516 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
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#163CBB
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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
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#4216BB
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#168FBB
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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
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#BB4216
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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
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#16BB95
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#9516BB
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#3CBB16
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#163CBB
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#9516BB
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#16BB42
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#163CBB
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#BB168F
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Nearest named colors to #BB9516

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

#BB9516 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB9516
  • RGB187, 149, 22
  • CMYK0, 15, 65, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 149, 22)
  • HSL46°, 79%, 41%
  • HSL Precise46.182°, 78.947%, 40.98%
  • HSV46°, 88%, 73%
  • HSB46°, 88%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.584, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.584, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.584, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB9516
  • DECIMAL ID12293398
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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