Information about #BBCD42 color

#BBCD42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBCD42 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 205, 66) — 73.3% red, 80.4% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 55 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated sunny yellow, #BBCD42 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Avocado Green (#B2C248). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Margarita (#B0C24A) and Happy Hour (#A9C949).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 205, 66)), which gives #BBCD42 its character. If you plan to put text on a #BBCD42 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #BBCD42 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBCD42 color variations

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

#BBCD42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBCD42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBCD42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBCD42 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BBCD42 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
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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
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#9A42CD
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#4275CD
#4275CD

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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
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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
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#CD42BA
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#42CD54

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BBCD42

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

Avocado Green color link
Avocado Green

#B2C248

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Android Green color link
Android Green

#A4C639

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

#BBCD42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBCD42
  • RGB187, 205, 66
  • CMYK7, 0, 55, 20
  • CSSrgb(187, 205, 66)
  • HSL68°, 58%, 53%
  • HSL Precise67.77°, 58.159%, 53.137%
  • HSV68°, 68%, 80%
  • HSB68°, 68%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.804, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.804, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.804, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBCD42
  • DECIMAL ID12307778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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