Information about #BBB130 color

#BBB130 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BBB130 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 177, 48) — 73.3% red, 69.4% green, 18.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 55 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBB130 reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Greenfinch (#BDA928). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Karma (#B6A237) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 177, 48) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBB130 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBB130 color variations

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#BBB130 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 #BBB130

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

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

#BBB130 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBB130
  • RGB187, 177, 48
  • CMYK0, 4, 55, 27
  • HSL56°, 59%, 46%
  • HSL Precise55.683°, 59.149%, 46.078%
  • HSV56°, 74%, 73%
  • HSB56°, 74%, 73%
  • HEX IDBBB130
  • DECIMAL ID12300592
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
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