Information about #BBAA30 color

#BBAA30 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBAA30 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 170, 48) — 73.3% red, 66.7% green, 18.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 55 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sunny yellow, #BBAA30 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 almost identical to Greenfinch (#BDA928). Slightly further away sit Karma (#B6A237) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

The recipe behind #BBAA30 is rgb(187, 170, 48), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #BBAA30 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBAA30 color variations

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

#BBAA30 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBAA30 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBAA30 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBAA30 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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#BBAA30 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 #BBAA30

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

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

#BBAA30 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAA30
  • RGB187, 170, 48
  • CMYK0, 7, 55, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 170, 48)
  • HSL53°, 59%, 46%
  • HSL Precise52.662°, 59.149%, 46.078%
  • HSV53°, 74%, 73%
  • HSB53°, 74%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.667, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.667, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.667, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBAA30
  • DECIMAL ID12298800
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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