Information about #BBA70B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA70B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 167, 11) — 73.3% red, 65.5% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 69 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBA70B reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ocher (#BF9B0C) and Gold Foil (#BD9B16).

The recipe behind #BBA70B is rgb(187, 167, 11), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBA70B: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #BBA70B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBA70B color variations

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

#BBA70B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA70B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#706406

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Black

#000000

#BBA70B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBA70B 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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#BBA70B 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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#0B20BC
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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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#4F0BBC
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#0B78BC
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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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#BC4F0B
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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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#0BBCA7
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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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#20BC0B
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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 #BBA70B

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

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Brownish Yellow color link
Brownish Yellow

#C9B003

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

#BBA70B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA70B
  • RGB187, 167, 11
  • CMYK0, 8, 69, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 167, 11)
  • HSL53°, 89%, 39%
  • HSL Precise53.182°, 88.889%, 38.824%
  • HSV53°, 94%, 73%
  • HSB53°, 94%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.655, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.655, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.655, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBBA70B
  • DECIMAL ID12297995
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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