Information about #BB9C20 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BB9C20 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 156, 32) — 73.3% red, 61.2% green, 12.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 61 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB9C20 presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B). Slightly further away sit Sahara (#B79826) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 156, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB9C20: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB9C20 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BB9C20 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB9C20 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#705D13

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Black

#000000

#BB9C20 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB9C20 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BB9C20 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#4F20BC
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#208DBC
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BC4F20
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#20BC9C
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#9C20BC
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#3FBC20
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#9C20BC
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BC208D
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Nearest named colors to #BB9C20

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

#BB9C20 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB9C20
  • RGB187, 156, 32
  • CMYK0, 12, 61, 27
  • HSL48°, 71%, 43%
  • HSL Precise48°, 70.776%, 42.941%
  • HSV48°, 83%, 73%
  • HSB48°, 83%, 73%
  • HEX IDBB9C20
  • DECIMAL ID12295200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
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