Information about #BBA025 color

#BBA025 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBA025 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 160, 37) (73.3% red, 62.7% green, 14.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 11 / 59 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBA025 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Earls Green (#B8A722). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sahara (#B79826) and Greenfinch (#BDA928).

The recipe behind #BBA025 is rgb(187, 160, 37), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBA025 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. No one has named #BBA025 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBA025 color variations

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

#BBA025 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 #BBA025

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

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA025
  • RGB187, 160, 37
  • CMYK0, 11, 59, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 160, 37)
  • HSL49°, 67%, 44%
  • HSL Precise49.2°, 66.964%, 43.922%
  • HSV49°, 80%, 73%
  • HSB49°, 80%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.627, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.627, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.627, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA025
  • DECIMAL ID12296229
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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