What color is #BBA900?

#BBA900 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA900?

The RGB value is 187, 169, 0: 187 red, 169 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA900?

The complementary color is #0012BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA900 color

#BBA900 rgb(187, 169, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBA900 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.3% green and 0% blue (187, 169, 0).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#BBA900 color codes

HEX	`#BBA900`
RGB	`rgb(187, 169, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.71, -7.83, 71.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.71, 71.71, 96.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.683, 38.942, 5.69)`
Decimal	`12298496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA900, 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 #BBA900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #BBA900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba900; }
.text { color: #bba900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 169 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba900, #6fbb00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BBA900?: #BBA900 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA900?: The RGB value is 187, 169, 0: 187 red, 169 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA900?: The complementary color is #0012BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.