#bbea55 Color Information

#bbea55 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 #bbea55. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 91.8% Green, and 33.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 63.7% Yellow, and 8.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 78.9°, with saturation of 78% and lightness of 62.5%. The decimal value for #bbea55 is 12315221, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccff66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbea55 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#bbea55 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 234, 85 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 91.8%, 33.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.082, 0.667 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.201, 0, 0.637, 0.082 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color78.9°, 78.0%, 62.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color78.9°, 63.7%, 91.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.556, 70.066, 19.401 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color85, 234, 132 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12315221 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color87.029, -36.321, 65.094 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)87.029, 74.541, 119.160 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color87.029, -22.827, 84.773 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color83.706, -36.543, 44.852 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.366, 0.497, 70.066 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290505301 / 0xffbbea55 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccff66 Copy
Last Updated: December 21, 2024

Shades of #bbea55

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbea55, its pure hue is 78.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.0%, and its lightness is 62.5%. 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 #bbea55, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171d0b to #a4cd4a.

Tints of #bbea55

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbea55, its pure hue is 78.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.0%, and its lightness is 62.5%. 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 #bbea55, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4ed6a to #f7fcea.

Tones of #bbea55

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbea55, its pure hue is 78.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.0%, 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 #bbea55, which range from #a0a0a0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c3ff40 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbea55

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbea55! For #bbea55, 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, #bbea55. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbea55

This color, #bbea55, consists of 73.3% Red, 91.8% Green, and 33.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 234, Blue = 85. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbea55 is 20.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 63.7% Yellow, and 8.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C20.1%
G91.8%
M0.0%
B33.3%
Y63.7%
K8.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 234 85
Octal 273 352 125
Hexa #bb #ea #55
Binary 10111011 11101010 01010101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 0 63 8
Octal 24 0 77 10
Hexa #14 #00 #3f #08
Binary 00010100 00000000 00111111 00001000

Analogous Colors of #bbea55

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbea55 — which has hue 78.9° — its analogous colors are located at 48.9° and 108.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbea55.

Triadic Colors of #bbea55

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 #bbea55 — which has hue 78.9° — its triadic colors are located at 78.9° and 318.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbea55.

Complementary Color of #bbea55

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbea55 — which has hue 78.9° — its complementary color is located at 258.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbea55.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbea55

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 #bbea55 — which has hue 78.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.9° and 288.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbea55.

Tetradic Colors of #bbea55

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 #bbea55 — which has hue 78.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 348.9°, 78.9°, 168.9°, and 258.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbea55.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbea55

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbea55, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8bbb25 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dffaa5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbea55

We want to make getting started with #bbea55 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbea55 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbea55 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 #bbea55 with other HTML elements.

#bbea55 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbea55.
<span style="color: #bbea55;">The color of this text is #bbea55.</span>

#bbea55 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbea55.
<div style="background-color: #bbea55; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbea55.</div>

#bbea55 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbea55.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbea55;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbea55.</span>

#bbea55 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbea55.
<div style="border: #bbea55 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbea55.</div>

#bbea55 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbea55 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbea55; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbea55 on a white background.</div></div>

#bbea55 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbea55 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbea55; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbea55 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbea55 to White

This is a gradient from #bbea55 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbea55,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbea55,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbea55,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbea55,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbea55 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbea55 to Black

This is a gradient from #bbea55 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbea55,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbea55,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbea55,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbea55,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbea55 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbea55

In addition to using #bbea55 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 #bbea55 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbea55, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 234, Blue = 85). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbea55 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 #bbea55
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 234, 85)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbea55; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbea55; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbea55; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 234, 85);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbea55")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:234, blue:85, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:234 blue:85 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 234f, 85f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 234, 85);
 

#bbea55 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbea55 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbea55 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbea55 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbea55 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 #bbea55 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 #bbea55 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 #bbea55 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 1.4:1 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