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#bbb939 color: Golden Passionfruit

#bbb939 is rgb(187, 185, 57) in RGB and oklch(76.448% 0.14508 108.501) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

76.4%
0.145
109°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #bbb939

#bbb939 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 76.4% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Golden Passionfruit (#b4bb31). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bbb939 mixed with white

  1. bbb939
  2. c1c054
  3. c8c76b
  4. cecf7f
  5. d5d692
  6. dcdda5
  7. e3e4b7
  8. eaebc9
  9. f1f1db
  10. f8f8ed

Darker: #bbb939 mixed with black

  1. bbb939
  2. a2a030
  3. 8a8928
  4. 73711f
  5. 5c5b17
  6. 464610
  7. 323109
  8. 1f1e04
  9. 0d0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bbb939 with less saturation

  1. bbb939
  2. bab94c
  3. b9b85b
  4. b8b869
  5. b7b775
  6. b6b781
  7. b5b68b
  8. b4b595
  9. b4b49f
  10. b3b3a9

Questions about #bbb939

What color is #bbb939?

#bbb939 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Golden Passionfruit. In RGB it is rgb(187, 185, 57), in HSL hsl(59.08, 53.28%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.448% 0.14508 108.501).

What colors go well with #bbb939?

The complementary color of #bbb939 is #afa2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e4a62f and #81c86b. The triadic partners are #1ec3fb and #f58ac2.

Is white or black text more readable on #bbb939?

Black text reads better on #bbb939: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bbb939 a warm or cool color?

#bbb939 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 76.4% and its chroma 0.145.