#bbd056 Color Information

#bbd056 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 #bbd056. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 81.6% Green, and 33.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 58.7% Yellow, and 18.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 70.3°, with saturation of 56.5% and lightness of 57.6%. The decimal value for #bbd056 is 12308566, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbd056 is green. 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#bbd056 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 208, 86 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 81.6%, 33.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.184, 0.663 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.101, 0, 0.587, 0.184 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color70.3°, 56.5%, 57.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color70.3°, 58.7%, 81.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.729, 56.348, 17.323 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color86, 208, 107 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12308566 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color79.812, -24.067, 56.820 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)79.812, 61.707, 112.956 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color79.812, -8.188, 72.699 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.066, -25.002, 38.863 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.378, 0.476, 56.348 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290498646 / 0xffbbd056 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: November 27, 2024

Shades of #bbd056

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbd056, its pure hue is 70.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.5%, and its lightness is 57.6%. 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 #bbd056, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171a0b to #a4b64b.

Tints of #bbd056

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbd056, its pure hue is 70.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.5%, and its lightness is 57.6%. 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 #bbd056, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4d66b to #f7f9ea.

Tones of #bbd056

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbd056, its pure hue is 70.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.5%, 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 #bbd056, which range from #939393 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #daff27 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbd056

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbd056! For #bbd056, 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, #bbd056. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbd056

This color, #bbd056, consists of 73.3% Red, 81.6% Green, and 33.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 208, Blue = 86. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbd056 is 10.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 58.7% Yellow, and 18.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C10.1%
G81.6%
M0.0%
B33.7%
Y58.7%
K18.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 208 86
Octal 273 320 126
Hexa #bb #d0 #56
Binary 10111011 11010000 01010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 10 0 58 18
Octal 12 0 72 22
Hexa #0a #00 #3a #12
Binary 00001010 00000000 00111010 00010010

Analogous Colors of #bbd056

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbd056 — which has hue 70.3° — its analogous colors are located at 40.3° and 100.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbd056.

Triadic Colors of #bbd056

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 #bbd056 — which has hue 70.3° — its triadic colors are located at 70.3° and 310.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbd056.

Complementary Color of #bbd056

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbd056 — which has hue 70.3° — its complementary color is located at 250.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbd056.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbd056

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 #bbd056 — which has hue 70.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 70.3° and 280.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbd056.

Tetradic Colors of #bbd056

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 #bbd056 — which has hue 70.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 340.3°, 70.3°, 160.3°, and 250.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbd056.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbd056

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbd056, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #727d3d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e5f39f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbd056

We want to make getting started with #bbd056 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbd056 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbd056 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 #bbd056 with other HTML elements.

#bbd056 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbd056.
<span style="color: #bbd056;">The color of this text is #bbd056.</span>

#bbd056 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbd056.
<div style="background-color: #bbd056; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbd056.</div>

#bbd056 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbd056.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbd056;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbd056.</span>

#bbd056 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbd056.
<div style="border: #bbd056 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbd056.</div>

#bbd056 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbd056 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbd056; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbd056 on a white background.</div></div>

#bbd056 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbd056 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbd056; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbd056 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbd056 to White

This is a gradient from #bbd056 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbd056,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbd056,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbd056,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbd056,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbd056 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbd056 to Black

This is a gradient from #bbd056 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbd056,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbd056,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbd056,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbd056,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbd056 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbd056

In addition to using #bbd056 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 #bbd056 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbd056, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 208, Blue = 86). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbd056 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 #bbd056
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 208, 86)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbd056; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbd056; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbd056; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 208, 86);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbd056")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:208, blue:86, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:208 blue:86 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 208f, 86f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 208, 86);
 

#bbd056 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbd056 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbd056 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbd056 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbd056 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 #bbd056 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 #bbd056 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 #bbd056 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 1.7:1 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