Information about #BBC101 color

#BBC101 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BBC101 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 193, 1) (73.3% red, 75.7% green, 0.4% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 75 / 24 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength sunny yellow, #BBC101 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Baby Puke Green (#B6C406). Slightly further away sit Bile (#B5C306) and La Rioja (#BAC00E).

The recipe behind #BBC101 is rgb(187, 193, 1), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC101: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBC101 color variations

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

#BBC101 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 #BBC101

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

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC101
  • RGB187, 193, 1
  • CMYK2, 0, 75, 24
  • CSSrgb(187, 193, 1)
  • HSL62°, 99%, 38%
  • HSL Precise61.875°, 98.969%, 38.039%
  • HSV62°, 99%, 76%
  • HSB62°, 99%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.757, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.757, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.757, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBBC101
  • DECIMAL ID12304641
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01