Information about #BBC402 color

#BBC402 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC402 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 196, 2) — 73.3% red, 76.9% green, 0.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 76 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BBC402 presents itself as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Baby Puke Green (#B6C406). Slightly further away sit Bile (#B5C306) and La Rioja (#BAC00E).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 196, 2)), which gives #BBC402 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC402: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBC402 color variations

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

#BBC402 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 #BBC402

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

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC402
  • RGB187, 196, 2
  • CMYK4, 0, 76, 23
  • CSSrgb(187, 196, 2)
  • HSL63°, 98%, 39%
  • HSL Precise62.784°, 97.98%, 38.824%
  • 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)0.008
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.769, 0.008)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.769, 0.008, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.769, 0.008)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBBC402
  • DECIMAL ID12305410
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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