#bb9800

Color #bb9800

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 9.88 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9800

RGB

rgb(187, 152, 0)

HSL

hsl(48.8, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.8, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 100%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.18, 1.23, 68.07)

LCH

lch(64.18, 68.08, 88.96)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.1415, 92.31)

HWB

hwb(48.8, 0%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0023bb

Analogous

#bb3b00

#bb9800

#81bb00

Triadic

#bb9800

#00bb98

#9800bb

Split-complementary

#bb9800

#0081bb

#3b00bb

Tetradic

#bb9800

#23bb00

#0023bb

#9800bb

Square

#bb9800

#00bb3b

#0023bb

#bb0081

Shades

Color #bb9800 mixed toward black.

#9c7f00

#7d6500

#5e4c00

#3e3300

#1f1900

Tints

Color #bb9800 mixed toward white.

#f1c400

#ffd728

#ffe15e

#ffeb93

#fff5c9

Tones

Color #bb9800 mixed toward gray.

#ac8e10

#9c851f

#8c7b2f

#7d713e

#6d674e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad4e · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#afb157 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#b9676c · ΔE 40

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 26.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9800;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9800]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Frequently asked questions

#bb9800 (#bb9800) is rgb(187, 152, 0) in RGB.

No, #bb9800 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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