Information about #BBC401 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BBC401 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 practically indistinguishable from Baby Puke Green (#B6C406). Slightly further away sit Bile (#B5C306) and La Rioja (#BAC00E).
The recipe behind #BBC401 is rgb(187, 196, 1), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC401 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BBC401 color variations
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#BBC401 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BBC401 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BBC401 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBC401 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BBC401 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BBC401 color
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Nearest named colors to #BBC401
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B6C406
#B5C306
#BAC00E
#C2BE0E
#C7C10C
#C2B709
#CDC50A
#ACBB0D
#D0C101
#C6D60D
#C9B003
#BFAC05
#BBC401 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BBC401
- RGB187, 196, 1
- CMYK4, 0, 76, 23
- CSSrgb(187, 196, 1)
- HSL63°, 99%, 39%
- HSL Precise62.769°, 98.985%, 38.627%
- HSV63°, 99%, 77%
- HSB63°, 99%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.769, 0.004)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.769, 0.004, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.769, 0.004)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDBBC401
- DECIMAL ID12305409
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
