Information about #BBC964 color

#BBC964 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC964 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 201, 100) — 73.3% red, 78.8% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 40 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBC964 reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for 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 Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 201, 100)), which gives #BBC964 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC964: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBC964 color variations

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

#BBC964 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 #BBC964

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

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC964
  • RGB187, 201, 100
  • CMYK5, 0, 40, 21
  • CSSrgb(187, 201, 100)
  • HSL68°, 48%, 59%
  • HSL Precise68.317°, 48.325%, 59.02%
  • HSV68°, 50%, 79%
  • HSB68°, 50%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.788, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.788, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.788, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBC964
  • DECIMAL ID12306788
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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