#bbb808 Color Information

#bbb808 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bbb808. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 72.2% Green, and 3.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 1.6% Magenta, 95.7% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 59.0°, with saturation of 91.8% and lightness of 38.2%. The decimal value for #bbb808 is 12302344, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbb808 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bbb808 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 184, 8 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 72.2%, 3.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.278, 0.969 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.016, 0.957, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color59.0°, 91.8%, 38.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color59.0°, 95.7%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.678, 44.863, 6.903 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color11, 187, 8 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12302344 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.802, -15.468, 73.356 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.802, 74.970, 101.907 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.802, 7.795, 79.274 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.980, -16.805, 40.775 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.421, 0.502, 44.863 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290492424 / 0xffbbb808 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #bbb808

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbb808, its pure hue is 59.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.8%, and its lightness is 38.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bbb808, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171701 to #a4a107.

Tints of #bbb808

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbb808, its pure hue is 59.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.8%, and its lightness is 38.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bbb808, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4c127 to #f7f6e0.

Tones of #bbb808

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbb808, its pure hue is 59.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bbb808, which range from #626262 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c3c000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbb808

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbb808! For #bbb808, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bbb808. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbb808

This color, #bbb808, consists of 73.3% Red, 72.2% Green, and 3.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 184, Blue = 8. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbb808 is 0% Cyan, 1.6% Magenta, 95.7% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G72.2%
M1.6%
B3.1%
Y95.7%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 184 8
Octal 273 270 10
Hexa #bb #b8 #08
Binary 10111011 10111000 00001000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 1 95 26
Octal 0 1 137 32
Hexa #00 #01 #5f #1a
Binary 00000000 00000001 01011111 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bbb808

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbb808 — which has hue 59.0° — its analogous colors are located at 29.0° and 89.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb808.

Triadic Colors of #bbb808

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bbb808 — which has hue 59.0° — its triadic colors are located at 59.0° and 299.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb808.

Complementary Color of #bbb808

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbb808 — which has hue 59.0° — its complementary color is located at 239.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb808.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbb808

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bbb808 — which has hue 59.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 59.0° and 269.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb808.

Tetradic Colors of #bbb808

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bbb808 — which has hue 59.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 329.0°, 59.0°, 149.0°, and 239.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb808.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbb808

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbb808, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5c5a06 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fbf72a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbb808

We want to make getting started with #bbb808 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbb808 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbb808 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bbb808 with other HTML elements.

#bbb808 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbb808.
<span style="color: #bbb808;">The color of this text is #bbb808.</span>

#bbb808 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbb808.
<div style="background-color: #bbb808; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbb808.</div>

#bbb808 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbb808.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbb808;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbb808.</span>

#bbb808 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbb808.
<div style="border: #bbb808 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbb808.</div>

#bbb808 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbb808 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbb808; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbb808 on a white background.</div></div>

#bbb808 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbb808 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbb808; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbb808 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbb808 to White

This is a gradient from #bbb808 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbb808,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbb808,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbb808,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbb808,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbb808 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbb808 to Black

This is a gradient from #bbb808 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbb808,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbb808,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbb808,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbb808,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbb808 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbb808

In addition to using #bbb808 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bbb808 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbb808, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 184, Blue = 8). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbb808 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bbb808
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 184, 8)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbb808; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbb808; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbb808; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 184, 8);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbb808")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:184, blue:8, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:184 blue:8 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 184f, 8f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 184, 8);
 

#bbb808 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbb808 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbb808 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbb808 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbb808 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bbb808 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bbb808 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bbb808 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text