Information about #BBA55D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBA55D is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 165, 93) (73.3% red, 64.7% green, 36.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 37 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBA55D reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gimblet (#B9AD61) and Fleetwood (#B99E56).

The recipe behind #BBA55D is rgb(187, 165, 93), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBA55D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBA55D color variations

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

#BBA55D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA55D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBA55D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBA55D 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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#BBA55D 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 #BBA55D

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

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

#BBA55D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA55D
  • RGB187, 165, 93
  • CMYK0, 9, 37, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 165, 93)
  • HSL46°, 41%, 55%
  • HSL Precise45.957°, 40.87%, 54.902%
  • HSV46°, 50%, 73%
  • HSB46°, 50%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.647, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.647, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.647, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA55D
  • DECIMAL ID12297565
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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