#bbb430

Color #bbb430

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 21.16 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb430

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 48)

HSL

hsl(57, 59.1%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57, 74.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 74.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.84, -12.39, 63.66)

LCH

lch(71.84, 64.85, 101.01)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.1458, 106.3)

HWB

hwb(57, 18.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3037bb

Analogous

#bb6f30

#bbb430

#7dbb30

Triadic

#bbb430

#30bbb4

#b430bb

Split-complementary

#bbb430

#307dbb

#6f30bb

Tetradic

#bbb430

#37bb30

#3037bb

#b430bb

Square

#bbb430

#30bb6f

#3037bb

#bb307d

Shades

Color #bbb430 mixed toward black.

#9c9628

#7d7820

#5e5a18

#3e3c10

#1f1e08

Tints

Color #bbb430 mixed toward white.

#d0c949

#dad46d

#e3df92

#eceab6

#f6f4db

Tones

Color #bbb430 mixed toward gray.

#afaa3c

#a49f47

#989553

#8d8a5e

#81806a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b866 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b8b96f · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#bb8084 · ΔE 41.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb430;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb430]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bbb430 (#bbb430) is rgb(187, 180, 48) in RGB.

No, #bbb430 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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