Brand colors

BBC Brand Colors

BBC brand colors are commonly referenced as a palette led by #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this independent technical reference lists #000000, #FFFFFF, #B80000 with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, accessibility contrast, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.

Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BBC.

Media Brand index API Dataset

Primary BBC #000000

Palette

Black#000000RGB 0, 0, 0

White#FFFFFFRGB 255, 255, 255

Brand color 3#B80000RGB 184, 0, 0

CSS Tokens

:root {
  --brand-bbc-1: #000000;
  --brand-bbc-2: #FFFFFF;
  --brand-bbc-3: #B80000;
}

Accessibility Snapshot

#000000Black 1:1 / White 21:1

#FFFFFFBlack 21:1 / White 1:1

#B80000Black 3.04:1 / White 6.91:1

Luminance0

Black text1:1AA Fail

White text21:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Brand

{
  "slug": "bbc",
  "name": "BBC",
  "category": "media",
  "brandCategory": [
    "Media & Entertainment",
    "media"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/bbc/",
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/media/",
  "disclaimer": "Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BBC."
}

Palette

[
  {
    "name": "Black",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      0,
      100
    ],
    "luminance": 0,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1,
      "white": 21
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "White",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      255,
      255
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      0,
      100
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "luminance": 1,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 21,
      "white": 1
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "Brand color 3",
    "hex": "#B80000",
    "rgb": [
      184,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      100,
      36
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      100,
      100,
      28
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1019,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.04,
      "white": 6.91
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    }
  }
]

AI context

{
  "brandUseCases": [
    "streaming UI",
    "entertainment branding",
    "campaign graphics",
    "brand reference",
    "design systems",
    "CSS tokens",
    "accessibility checks"
  ],
  "semanticGroups": [
    "media & entertainment brand colors",
    "gray led palette",
    "neutral brand palette",
    "dark brand color",
    "BBC color reference"
  ],
  "contrastSafeWith": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/bbc.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors.json"
  ]
}

CSS tokens

{
  "css": "--brand-bbc-1: #000000;\n--brand-bbc-2: #FFFFFF;\n--brand-bbc-3: #B80000;"
}

Accessibility

[
  {
    "hex": "#000000",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1,
      "white": 21
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 21,
      "white": 1
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "hex": "#B80000",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.04,
      "white": 6.91
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    }
  }
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "slug": "bbc",
  "name": "BBC",
  "category": "media",
  "brandCategory": [
    "Media & Entertainment",
    "media"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BBC.",
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/bbc/",
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/media/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/bbc.json",
  "colors": [
    {
      "name": "Black",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "White",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Brand color 3",
      "hex": "#B80000",
      "rgb": [
        184,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        100,
        36
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        100,
        28
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1019,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.04,
        "white": 6.91
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      }
    }
  ],
  "brandUseCases": [
    "streaming UI",
    "entertainment branding",
    "campaign graphics",
    "brand reference",
    "design systems",
    "CSS tokens",
    "accessibility checks"
  ],
  "semanticGroups": [
    "media & entertainment brand colors",
    "gray led palette",
    "neutral brand palette",
    "dark brand color",
    "BBC color reference"
  ],
  "contrastSafeWith": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/bbc.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors.json"
  ]
}

Brand palette context

About BBC Brand Colors

BBC uses a gray-led palette in this independent media & entertainment brand color reference. The palette is centered on #000000, with supporting values #FFFFFF, #B80000.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette is useful for streaming UI, entertainment branding, campaign graphics, and brand reference. The primary color is classified as neutral with dark character, and white text gives the stronger contrast against #000000.

Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BBC.

BBC Brand Colors

Palette

CSS Tokens

Accessibility Snapshot

Machine-Readable Brand Color Data (JSON)

About BBC Brand Colors

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