Information about #BB9D26 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BB9D26 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 157, 38) — 73.3% red, 61.6% green, 14.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 58 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BB9D26 is a strongly colored golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sahara (#B79826). Slightly further away sit Wazzup (#BC9425) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 157, 38) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB9D26: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB9D26 color variations

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

#BB9D26 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB9D26 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB9D26 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB9D26 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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#BB9D26 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #BB9D26

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

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

#BB9D26 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB9D26
  • RGB187, 157, 38
  • CMYK0, 12, 58, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 157, 38)
  • HSL48°, 66%, 44%
  • HSL Precise47.919°, 66.222%, 44.118%
  • HSV48°, 80%, 73%
  • HSB48°, 80%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.616, 0.149)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.616, 0.149, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.616, 0.149)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB9D26
  • DECIMAL ID12295462
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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