Information about #BBBB00 color

#BBBB00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBBB00 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 187, 0) (73.3% red, 73.3% green, 0% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 73 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBBB00 is a pure, full-strength golden yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well 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 Bile (#B5C306). Slightly further away sit Baby Puke Green (#B6C406) and Olive Yellow (#C2B709).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 187, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBBB00 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBBB00 color variations

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

#BBBB00 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BBBB00

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#FCFC00

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#FFFF3E

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Banana

#FFFF7E
#FFFFBE

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White

#FFFFFF

#BBBB00 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BBBB00

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#969600

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#717100

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#4B4B00

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#252500

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Black

#000000

#BBBB00 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBBB00

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#B5B514

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#ACAC2B

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#9F9F44

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#919160

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Grey

#808080

#BBBB00 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#00BC25

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#25BC00

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#71BC00

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#BBBB00

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#BC7100

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#BC2500

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#BC0025

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#BBBB00 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
#BBBB00
#BBBB00

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#0000BD
#0000BD

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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
#BBBB00
#BBBB00

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#5E00BD
#5E00BD

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#005EBD
#005EBD

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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
#5EBD00
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#BBBB00
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#BD5E00
#BD5E00

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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
#BBBB00
#BBBB00

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#00BDBD
#00BDBD

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#BD00BD
#BD00BD

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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
#BBBB00
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#00BD00
#00BD00

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#0000BD
#0000BD

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#BD00BD
#BD00BD

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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
#BBBB00
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#00BD5E
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#0000BD
#0000BD

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#BD005E
#BD005E

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Nearest named colors to #BBBB00

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

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Baby Puke Green color link
Baby Puke Green

#B6C406

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Brownish Yellow color link
Brownish Yellow

#C9B003

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

#BBBB00 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBBB00
  • RGB187, 187, 0
  • CMYK0, 0, 73, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 187, 0)
  • HSL60°, 100%, 37%
  • HSL Precise60°, 100%, 36.667%
  • HSV60°, 100%, 73%
  • HSB60°, 100%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.733, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.733, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.733, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBBBB00
  • DECIMAL ID12303104
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers38 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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