Information about #BBA04D color

#BBA04D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA04D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 160, 77) — 73.3% red, 62.7% green, 30.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 43 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #BBA04D carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151). Slightly further away sit Fleetwood (#B99E56) and Matte Goldenrod (#B7984A).

The recipe behind #BBA04D is rgb(187, 160, 77), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBA04D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBA04D color variations

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

#BBA04D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA04D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBA04D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBA04D 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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#BBA04D 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #BBA04D

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

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA04D
  • RGB187, 160, 77
  • CMYK0, 11, 43, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 160, 77)
  • HSL45°, 45%, 52%
  • HSL Precise45.273°, 44.715%, 51.765%
  • HSV45°, 59%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 59%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.627, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.627, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.627, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA04D
  • DECIMAL ID12296269
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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