Information about #BBB010 color

#BBB010 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBB010 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 176, 16) — 73.3% red, 69% green, 6.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 67 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated golden yellow, #BBB010 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Olive Yellow (#C2B709). Nearby in the Register you will also find Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05) and Puke Yellow (#C2BE0E).

The recipe behind #BBB010 is rgb(187, 176, 16), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #BBB010 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBB010 color variations

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

#BBB010 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 #BBB010

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

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBB010
  • RGB187, 176, 16
  • CMYK0, 4, 67, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 176, 16)
  • HSL56°, 84%, 40%
  • HSL Precise56.14°, 84.236%, 39.804%
  • HSV56°, 91%, 73%
  • HSB56°, 91%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.690, 0.063)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.690, 0.063, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.690, 0.063)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBBB010
  • DECIMAL ID12300304
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01