What color is #BBBB44?

#BBBB44 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBB44?

The RGB value is 187, 187, 68: 187 red, 187 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBB44?

The complementary color is #4444BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBB44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBB44 color

#BBBB44 rgb(187, 187, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBBB44 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 26.7% blue (187, 187, 68).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 47% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sinsemilla (#B6BD4A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#BBBB44 color codes

HEX	`#BBBB44`
RGB	`rgb(187, 187, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 47%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 64%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 64%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, -14.91, 58.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 59.97, 104.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.308, 46.524, 12.377)`
Decimal	`12303172`
Short hex	`#BB4`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBB44, 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 #BBBB44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBB44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #BBBB44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbb44; }
.text { color: #bbbb44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbb44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 187 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbb44, #80bb44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBBB44?: #BBBB44 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBB44?: The RGB value is 187, 187, 68: 187 red, 187 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBB44?: The complementary color is #4444BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBB44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.