Information about #BBA016 color

#BBA016 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBA016 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 160, 22) — 73.3% red, 62.7% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 65 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BBA016 presents itself as a vivid, lively sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Slightly further away sit Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).

The recipe behind #BBA016 is rgb(187, 160, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #BBA016 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBA016 color variations

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

#BBA016 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#ECD45D

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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA016 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#957F11

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#705F0D

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Black

#000000

#BBA016 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B29B28

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Grey

#808080

#BBA016 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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#BB5D15

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#BBA016 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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#1631BB
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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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#4D16BB
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#1684BB
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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
#84BB16
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#BB4D16
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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
#BBA016
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#16BBA0
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#A016BB
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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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#31BB16
#31BB16

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#1631BB
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#A016BB
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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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#16BB4D
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#1631BB
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#BB1684
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Nearest named colors to #BBA016

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

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

#BBA016 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA016
  • RGB187, 160, 22
  • CMYK0, 11, 65, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 160, 22)
  • HSL50°, 79%, 41%
  • HSL Precise50.182°, 78.947%, 40.98%
  • HSV50°, 88%, 73%
  • HSB50°, 88%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.627, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.627, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.627, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA016
  • DECIMAL ID12296214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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