Information about #BBAB1A color

#BBAB1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBAB1A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 171, 26) — 73.3% red, 67.1% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 63 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBAB1A is a strongly colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Earls Green (#B8A722). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greenfinch (#BDA928) and Cookie Brown (#C7A317).

The recipe behind #BBAB1A is rgb(187, 171, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBAB1A: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #BBAB1A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBAB1A color variations

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

#BBAB1A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBAB1A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBAB1A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBAB1A 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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#BBAB1A 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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#AC1ABC
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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 #BBAB1A

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

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

#BBAB1A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAB1A
  • RGB187, 171, 26
  • CMYK0, 6, 63, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 171, 26)
  • HSL54°, 76%, 42%
  • HSL Precise54.037°, 75.587%, 41.765%
  • HSV54°, 86%, 73%
  • HSB54°, 86%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.671, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.671, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.671, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBAB1A
  • DECIMAL ID12299034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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