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#BBBB1E closest to Lush Bamboo

#BBBB1E is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Lush Bamboo. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 11.8% blue (rgb(187, 187, 30)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 72% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 27% black. #BBBB1E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.24:1.

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Variations of #BBBB1E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBBB1E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBBB1E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBB1E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDB72F
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBB300
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7B500
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDB72F
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7B828
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C9AEA0
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0B672
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B7A0

#BBBB1E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#BBBB1E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.24:1 Very good#BBBB1E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBB1E in CSS

/* Lush Bamboo */
.color { color: #BBBB1E; }
.background { background-color: #BBBB1E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBB1E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 30);
color: hsl(60 72% 43%);
color: oklch(0.767 0.161 109.7);

#BBBB1E FAQ

What color is #BBBB1E?

#BBBB1E is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Lush Bamboo. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBB1E?

#BBBB1E is rgb(187, 187, 30) in RGB, hsl(60, 72%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 84%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBB1E?

The complementary color of #BBBB1E is #1E1EBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBB1E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBB1E: 10.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBB1E a warm or cool color?

#BBBB1E is a warm color.