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Hex #bbaa79

#bbaa79 is a great light yellow shade for your next project. Scroll down for #bbaa79 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#bbaa79 Conversion table

Category	yellow (light yellow)
HEX	#bbaa79 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 187 G 170 B 121 RGB (187, 170, 121) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 44.55 S 0.33 L 0.6
CMYK	C 0% M 7% Y 26% K 27%
Usage of yellow	The color #bbaa79 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#bbaa79 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#bbaa79 to RGB conversion

Red	187	187% RED
Green	170	170% GREEN
Blue	121	121% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(187, 170, 121); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(187, 170, 121); // for css background-color

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#bbaa79 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	6.67 %	25.88 %	26.67 %

#bbaa79 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
44.545	0.33	0.6

CSS code: color: hsl(44.5, 33%, 60%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #bbaa79

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #bbaa79

Tints and Shades of #bbaa79

Tints of #bbaa79		Shades of #bbaa79
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a yellow Heading in #bbaa79

This shows how text with the hex-color #bbaa79 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Yellow Color Scheme based on #bbaa79

Primary
#bbaa79 (already open)

Secondary
#798abb

Tertiary
#ced4e6

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Complementary Color: #798abb

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Yellow Webdesign Color Scheme based on #bbaa79

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