Information about #BBCD11 color

#BBCD11 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBCD11 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 205, 17) (73.3% red, 80.4% green, 6.7% blue), or CMYK 7 / 0 / 74 / 20 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBCD11 is a strongly colored golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 just a few steps away from Rio Grande (#B7C61A). Slightly further away sit La Rioja (#BAC00E) and Neva (#C6D60D).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 205, 17) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBCD11 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBCD11 color variations

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

#BBCD11 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 #BBCD11

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

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBCD11
  • RGB187, 205, 17
  • CMYK7, 0, 74, 20
  • CSSrgb(187, 205, 17)
  • HSL66°, 85%, 44%
  • HSL Precise65.745°, 84.685%, 43.529%
  • HSV66°, 92%, 80%
  • HSB66°, 92%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.804, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.804, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.804, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBCD11
  • DECIMAL ID12307729
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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