What color is #BBA73A?

#BBA73A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA73A?

The RGB value is 187, 167, 58: 187 red, 167 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA73A?

The complementary color is #3A4EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA73A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA73A color

#BBA73A rgb(187, 167, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBA73A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.5% green and 22.7% blue (187, 167, 58).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hey Pesto (#BEA932), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#BBA73A color codes

HEX	`#BBA73A`
RGB	`rgb(187, 167, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, -5.12, 56.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 56.76, 95.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.078, 38.509, 9.588)`
Decimal	`12298042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA73A, 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 #BBA73A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA73A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #BBA73A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba73a; }
.text { color: #bba73a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba73a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 167 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba73a, #8ebb3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BBA73A?: #BBA73A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA73A?: The RGB value is 187, 167, 58: 187 red, 167 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA73A?: The complementary color is #3A4EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA73A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.