#BBAA67#BBAA67
#BBAA67 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.089 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAA67 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 170, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 38%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 45%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 44.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.68, -3.18, 36.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.68, 36.81, 94.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% -0.0087 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.089 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3174, 40.2949, 18.6413) |
| Luminance | 0.4029 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.13
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.44
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.46
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.54
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.67
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAA67 #6778BB
analogous
#BB8067 #BBAA67 #A2BB67
triadic
#BBAA67 #67BBAA #AA67BB
tetradic
#BBAA67 #67BB80 #6778BB #BB67A2
square
#BBAA67 #67BB80 #6778BB #BB67A2
split-complementary
#BBAA67 #67A2BB #8067BB
monochromatic
#746734 #9E8C47 #BBAA67 #CEC291 #E1D9BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BBAA67 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#BBAA67 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAA67
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAA67 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAA67 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A762
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAD6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaa67; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 170, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.089 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c393',
500: '#bbaa67',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaa67; $custom-light: #d1c393; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaa67",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 170,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.857,
"s": 38.182,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73754,
"c": 0.0892,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.40294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAA67
secondary
#AEB5D0
accent
#71CE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F1
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E