#BBA432

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #BBA432

The hex code #BBA432 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 187 parts red, 164 parts green, and 50 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 12% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BBA432
RGB187, 164, 50
HSL49.9°, 57.8%, 46.5%
CMYK0%, 12%, 73%, 27%
HSV49.9°, 73.3%, 73.3%
LAB67.5, -3.9, 58.8
XYZ34.3, 37.3, 8.4
Decimal12297266

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.47:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BBA432; }
.text-color { color: #BBA432; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BBA432; }

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