#bbcc22 Color Information

#bbcc22 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 #bbcc22, and its official name is Luscious Leek. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 80.0% Green, and 13.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 8.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 83.3% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 66.0°, with saturation of 71.4% and lightness of 46.7%. The decimal value for #bbcc22 is 12307490, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbcc22 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#bbcc22 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorLuscious Leek Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 204, 34 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 80.0%, 13.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.200, 0.867 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.083, 0, 0.833, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color66.0°, 71.4%, 46.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color66.0°, 83.3%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.375, 53.866, 9.677 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color34, 204, 51 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12307490 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color78.384, -24.857, 73.476 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)78.384, 77.567, 108.691 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color78.384, -5.190, 84.519 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color73.393, -25.378, 43.558 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.400, 0.509, 53.866 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290497570 / 0xffbbcc22 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc33 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bbcc22

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbcc22, its pure hue is 66.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.4%, and its lightness is 46.7%. 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 #bbcc22, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171a04 to #a4b31e.

Tints of #bbcc22

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbcc22, its pure hue is 66.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.4%, and its lightness is 46.7%. 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 #bbcc22, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4d23e to #f7f9e3.

Tones of #bbcc22

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbcc22, its pure hue is 66.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.4%, 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 #bbcc22, which range from #777777 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d6ee00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbcc22

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbcc22! For #bbcc22, 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, #bbcc22. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbcc22

This color, #bbcc22, consists of 73.3% Red, 80.0% Green, and 13.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 204, Blue = 34. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbcc22 is 8.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 83.3% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C8.3%
G80.0%
M0.0%
B13.3%
Y83.3%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 204 34
Octal 273 314 42
Hexa #bb #cc #22
Binary 10111011 11001100 00100010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 8 0 83 19
Octal 10 0 123 23
Hexa #08 #00 #53 #13
Binary 00001000 00000000 01010011 00010011

Analogous Colors of #bbcc22

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbcc22 — which has hue 66.0° — its analogous colors are located at 36.0° and 96.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbcc22.

Triadic Colors of #bbcc22

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 #bbcc22 — which has hue 66.0° — its triadic colors are located at 66.0° and 306.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbcc22.

Complementary Color of #bbcc22

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbcc22 — which has hue 66.0° — its complementary color is located at 246.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbcc22.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbcc22

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 #bbcc22 — which has hue 66.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 66.0° and 276.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbcc22.

Tetradic Colors of #bbcc22

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 #bbcc22 — which has hue 66.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 336.0°, 66.0°, 156.0°, and 246.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbcc22.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbcc22

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbcc22, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #575e1a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e7f471 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbcc22

We want to make getting started with #bbcc22 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbcc22 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbcc22 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 #bbcc22 with other HTML elements.

#bbcc22 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbcc22.
<span style="color: #bbcc22;">The color of this text is #bbcc22.</span>

#bbcc22 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbcc22.
<div style="background-color: #bbcc22; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbcc22.</div>

#bbcc22 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbcc22.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbcc22;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbcc22.</span>

#bbcc22 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbcc22.
<div style="border: #bbcc22 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbcc22.</div>

#bbcc22 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbcc22 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbcc22; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbcc22 on a white background.</div></div>

#bbcc22 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbcc22 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbcc22; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbcc22 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbcc22 to White

This is a gradient from #bbcc22 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbcc22,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbcc22,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbcc22,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbcc22,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbcc22 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbcc22 to Black

This is a gradient from #bbcc22 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbcc22,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbcc22,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbcc22,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbcc22,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbcc22 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbcc22

In addition to using #bbcc22 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 #bbcc22 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbcc22, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 204, Blue = 34). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbcc22 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 #bbcc22
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 204, 34)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbcc22; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbcc22; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbcc22; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 204, 34);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbcc22")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:204, blue:34, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:204 blue:34 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 204f, 34f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 204, 34);
 

#bbcc22 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbcc22 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbcc22 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbcc22 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbcc22 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 #bbcc22 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 #bbcc22 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 #bbcc22 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 1.8:1 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
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text