What color is #BBCC00?

#BBCC00 is a vivid yellow known as Serpent Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Serpent Sceptre?

The RGB value is 187, 204, 0: 187 red, 204 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Serpent Sceptre?

The complementary color is #1100CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCC00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Serpent Sceptre color: hex code #BBCC00

#BBCC00 rgb(187, 204, 0)

Shades of yellow

Serpent Sceptre has the hex code #BBCC00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80% green and 0% blue (187, 204, 0).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

Serpent Sceptre (#BBCC00) color codes

HEX	`#BBCC00`
RGB	`rgb(187, 204, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.32, -25.43, 78.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.32, 82.33, 107.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.088, 53.751, 8.158)`
Decimal	`12307456`
Short hex	`#BC0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Serpent Sceptre, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBCC00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCC00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBCC00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcc00; }
.text { color: #bbcc00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcc00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 204 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcc00, #55cc00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #BBCC00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BBCC00?: #BBCC00 is a vivid yellow known as Serpent Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Serpent Sceptre?: The RGB value is 187, 204, 0: 187 red, 204 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Serpent Sceptre?: The complementary color is #1100CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCC00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.