#BBA637#BBA637
#BBA637 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.129 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBA637 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 166, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 70.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.11, -4.75, 57.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.11, 57.65, 94.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.35% -0.0186 0.1281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.35% 0.129 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8210, 38.1148, 9.1364) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.04
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.07
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.08
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.34
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.93
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBA637 #374CBB
analogous
#BB6437 #BBA637 #8EBB37
triadic
#BBA637 #37BBA6 #A637BB
tetradic
#BBA637 #37BB64 #374CBB #BB378E
square
#BBA637 #37BB64 #374CBB #BB378E
split-complementary
#BBA637 #378EBB #6437BB
monochromatic
#5C521B #8C7C29 #BBA637 #D0BE5F #DED18E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BBA637 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#BBA637 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBA637
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBA637 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBA637 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A227
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA93E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bba637; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 166, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.129 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c075',
500: '#bba637',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bba637; $custom-light: #d3c075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bba637",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 166,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.455,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72345,
"c": 0.1294,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.38113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBA637
secondary
#8590C9
accent
#61DE4A
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B