#bbb458 Color Information

#bbb458 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 #bbb458. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 70.6% Green, and 34.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.7% Magenta, 52.9% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 55.8°, with saturation of 42.1% and lightness of 53.9%. The decimal value for #bbb458 is 12301400, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbb458 is red. 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#bbb458 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 180, 88 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 70.6%, 34.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.294, 0.655 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.037, 0.529, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color55.8°, 42.1%, 53.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color55.8°, 52.9%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.576, 43.912, 15.675 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color96, 187, 88 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12301400 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.170, -9.846, 47.196 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.170, 48.212, 101.785 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.170, 8.895, 58.784 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.266, -12.053, 32.361 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.393, 0.447, 43.912 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290491480 / 0xffbbb458 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #bbb458

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbb458, its pure hue is 55.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.1%, and its lightness is 53.9%. 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 #bbb458, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17170b to #a49e4d.

Tints of #bbb458

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbb458, its pure hue is 55.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.1%, and its lightness is 53.9%. 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 #bbb458, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4bd6d to #f7f6ea.

Tones of #bbb458

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbb458, its pure hue is 55.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 42.1%, 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 #bbb458, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffee14 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbb458

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbb458! For #bbb458, 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, #bbb458. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbb458

This color, #bbb458, consists of 73.3% Red, 70.6% Green, and 34.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 180, Blue = 88. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbb458 is 0% Cyan, 3.7% Magenta, 52.9% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G70.6%
M3.7%
B34.5%
Y52.9%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 180 88
Octal 273 264 130
Hexa #bb #b4 #58
Binary 10111011 10110100 01011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 52 26
Octal 0 3 64 32
Hexa #00 #03 #34 #1a
Binary 00000000 00000011 00110100 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bbb458

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbb458 — which has hue 55.8° — its analogous colors are located at 25.8° and 85.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb458.

Triadic Colors of #bbb458

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 #bbb458 — which has hue 55.8° — its triadic colors are located at 55.8° and 295.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb458.

Complementary Color of #bbb458

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbb458 — which has hue 55.8° — its complementary color is located at 235.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb458.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbb458

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 #bbb458 — which has hue 55.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 55.8° and 265.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb458.

Tetradic Colors of #bbb458

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 #bbb458 — which has hue 55.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 325.8°, 55.8°, 145.8°, and 235.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb458.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbb458

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbb458, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5f5d3e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e9e49f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbb458

We want to make getting started with #bbb458 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbb458 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbb458 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 #bbb458 with other HTML elements.

#bbb458 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbb458.
<span style="color: #bbb458;">The color of this text is #bbb458.</span>

#bbb458 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbb458.
<div style="background-color: #bbb458; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbb458.</div>

#bbb458 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbb458.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbb458;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbb458.</span>

#bbb458 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbb458.
<div style="border: #bbb458 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbb458.</div>

#bbb458 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbb458 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbb458; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbb458 on a white background.</div></div>

#bbb458 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbb458 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbb458; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbb458 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbb458 to White

This is a gradient from #bbb458 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbb458,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbb458,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbb458,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbb458,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbb458 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbb458 to Black

This is a gradient from #bbb458 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbb458,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbb458,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbb458,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbb458,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbb458 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbb458

In addition to using #bbb458 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 #bbb458 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbb458, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 180, Blue = 88). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbb458 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 #bbb458
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 180, 88)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbb458; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbb458; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbb458; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 180, 88);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbb458")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:180, blue:88, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:180 blue:88 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 180f, 88f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 180, 88);
 

#bbb458 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbb458 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbb458 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbb458 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbb458 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 #bbb458 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 #bbb458 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 #bbb458 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 2.1:1 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