#BBAA3B#BBAA3B
#BBAA3B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.130 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAA3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 170, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.21, -6.65, 56.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.21, 57.34, 96.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% -0.0236 0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.13 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6592, 39.6316, 9.9082) |
| Luminance | 0.3963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.83
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.01
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.56
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.83
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.90
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAA3B #3B4CBB
analogous
#BB6A3B #BBAA3B #8CBB3B
triadic
#BBAA3B #3BBBAA #AA3BBB
tetradic
#BBAA3B #3BBB6A #3B4CBB #BB3B8C
square
#BBAA3B #3BBB6A #3B4CBB #BB3B8C
split-complementary
#BBAA3B #3B8CBB #6A3BBB
monochromatic
#5E551E #8C802C #BBAA3B #CEC065 #DDD393
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#BBAA3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#BBAA3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAA3B
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAA3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAA3B | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA52C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaa3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 170, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.130 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c377',
500: '#bbaa3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaa3b; $custom-light: #d3c377; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaa3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 170,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.031,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73228,
"c": 0.12985,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.3963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAA3B
secondary
#8A92C8
accent
#5FDB4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B