Information about #BBC969 color

#BBC969 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC969 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 201, 105) — 73.3% red, 78.8% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 38 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored golden yellow, #BBC969 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wild Willow (#BECA60). Nearby in the Register you will also find Poprock (#C0C975) and Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 201, 105) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBC969 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. #BBC969 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBC969 color variations

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

#BBC969 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 #BBC969

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#BBC969
  • RGB187, 201, 105
  • CMYK5, 0, 38, 21
  • CSSrgb(187, 201, 105)
  • HSL69°, 47%, 60%
  • HSL Precise68.75°, 47.059%, 60%
  • HSV69°, 48%, 79%
  • HSB69°, 48%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.788, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.788, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.788, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC969
  • DECIMAL ID12306793
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01