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#BBBF0E closest to Sour Lime

#BBBF0E is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Sour Lime. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 5.5% blue (rgb(187, 191, 14)). Its HSL value is 61° hue, 86% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 25% black. #BBBF0E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.57:1.

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Variations of #BBBF0E

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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#BBBF0E 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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#BBBF0E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBF0E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0BA28
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFB600
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAB900
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0BA28
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CABB1F
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C9B2A3
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BA72
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9BAA2

#BBBF0E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#BBBF0E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.57:1 Very good#BBBF0E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBF0E in CSS

/* Sour Lime */
.color { color: #BBBF0E; }
.background { background-color: #BBBF0E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBF0E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 191 14);
color: hsl(61 86% 40%);
color: oklch(0.776 0.169 111.3);

#BBBF0E FAQ

What color is #BBBF0E?

#BBBF0E is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Sour Lime. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBF0E?

#BBBF0E is rgb(187, 191, 14) in RGB, hsl(61, 86%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 93%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBF0E?

The complementary color of #BBBF0E is #120EBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBF0E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBF0E: 10.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBF0E a warm or cool color?

#BBBF0E is a warm color.