Information about #BBC45F color

#BBC45F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC45F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 196, 95) — 73.3% red, 76.9% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 40 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBC45F reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wild Willow (#BECA60). Slightly further away sit Vermont (#B2BE61) and Ginger Brown (#C9BE62).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 196, 95)), which gives #BBC45F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC45F: 11.2:1 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.

#BBC45F color variations

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

#BBC45F 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 #BBC45F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC45F
  • RGB187, 196, 95
  • CMYK4, 0, 40, 23
  • CSSrgb(187, 196, 95)
  • HSL65°, 46%, 57%
  • HSL Precise65.347°, 46.119%, 57.059%
  • HSV65°, 52%, 77%
  • HSB65°, 52%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.769, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.769, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.769, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBC45F
  • DECIMAL ID12305503
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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