Information about #BBA711 color

#BBA711 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA711 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 167, 17) — 73.3% red, 65.5% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 67 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BBA711 is a energetic, saturated golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ocher (#BF9B0C) and Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 167, 17) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBA711: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBA711 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBA711 color variations

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

#BBA711 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBA711

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA711
  • RGB187, 167, 17
  • CMYK0, 8, 67, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 167, 17)
  • HSL53°, 83%, 40%
  • HSL Precise52.941°, 83.333%, 40%
  • HSV53°, 91%, 73%
  • HSB53°, 91%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.655, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.655, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.655, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA711
  • DECIMAL ID12298001
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01