#B5BBAC#B5BBAC
#B5BBAC is a light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.022 H 124.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5BBAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 187, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 10%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(84, 8%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.2%, 0%, 8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.04, -4.83, 6.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.04, 8.40, 125.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.31% -0.0125 0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.31% 0.022 124.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2716, 48.3429, 46.0205) |
| Luminance | 0.4834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.38
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 7.41
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 7.58
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 8.38
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 8.70
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5BBAC #B2ACBB
analogous
#BBB9AC #B5BBAC #ADBBAC
triadic
#B5BBAC #ACB5BB #BBACB5
tetradic
#B5BBAC #ACBBB9 #B2ACBB #BBACAD
square
#B5BBAC #ACBBB9 #B2ACBB #BBACAD
split-complementary
#B5BBAC #ACADBB #B9ACBB
monochromatic
#79826B #979F8A #B5BBAC #D3D7CE #F0F1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#B5BBAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.67
#B5BBAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5BBAC
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5BBAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5BBAC | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.67 | 10.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB9AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB9AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6B9B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5bbac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 187, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.022 124.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbcfc4',
500: '#b5bbac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5bbac; $custom-light: #cbcfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5bbac",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 187,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 84,
"s": 9.934,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78307,
"c": 0.02186,
"h": 124.8
},
"luminance": 0.48343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5BBAC
secondary
#E1DFE3
accent
#52946C
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F9F8
border
#D1D2D1
text
#131312
muted
#828281