Information about #BBA552 color

#BBA552 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA552 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 165, 82) — 73.3% red, 64.7% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 41 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBA552 reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151). Slightly further away sit Fleetwood (#B99E56) and Sundance (#C4AA4D).

The recipe behind #BBA552 is rgb(187, 165, 82), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBA552 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBA552 color variations

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

#BBA552 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 #BBA552

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

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA552
  • RGB187, 165, 82
  • CMYK0, 9, 41, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 165, 82)
  • HSL47°, 44%, 53%
  • HSL Precise47.429°, 43.568%, 52.745%
  • HSV47°, 56%, 73%
  • HSB47°, 56%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.647, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.647, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.647, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA552
  • DECIMAL ID12297554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01