#bbc355

Color #bbc355

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 16.82 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc355

RGB

rgb(187, 195, 85)

HSL

hsl(64.4, 47.8%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.4, 56.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 56.4%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(76.22, -17.74, 53.25)

LCH

lch(76.22, 56.13, 108.43)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.1341, 112.91)

HWB

hwb(64.4, 33.3%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d55c3

Analogous

#c39455

#bbc355

#84c355

Triadic

#bbc355

#55bbc3

#c355bb

Split-complementary

#bbc355

#5584c3

#9455c3

Tetradic

#bbc355

#55c35d

#5d55c3

#c355bb

Square

#bbc355

#55c394

#5d55c3

#c35584

Shades

Color #bbc355 mixed toward black.

#a4ac3d

#838a31

#636725

#424518

#21220c

Tints

Color #bbc355 mixed toward white.

#c6cd71

#d2d78e

#dde1aa

#e8ebc6

#f4f5e3

Tones

Color #bbc355 mixed toward gray.

#b3ba5e

#abb167

#a3a771

#9c9e7a

#949583

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbf7c · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#bebd83 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#bb9296 · ΔE 38.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc355;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc355]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbc355 (#bbc355) is rgb(187, 195, 85) in RGB.

No, #bbc355 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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