#BBAB32#BBAB32
#BBAB32 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.137 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAB32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 171, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 73.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.41, -7.63, 60.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.41, 61.12, 97.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.37% -0.0273 0.1339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.37% 0.137 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6338, 39.9225, 8.8458) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.88
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.29
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.59
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.17
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.30
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAB32 #3242BB
analogous
#BB6732 #BBAB32 #87BB32
triadic
#BBAB32 #32BBAB #AB32BB
tetradic
#BBAB32 #32BB67 #3242BB #BB3287
square
#BBAB32 #32BB67 #3242BB #BB3287
split-complementary
#BBAB32 #3287BB #6732BB
monochromatic
#5A5318 #8B7F25 #BBAB32 #D2C458 #DFD588
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BBAB32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#BBAB32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAB32
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAB32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAB32 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA61D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AC3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99F93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbab32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.137 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c372',
500: '#bbab32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbab32; $custom-light: #d3c372; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbab32",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 171,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.993,
"s": 57.806,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73373,
"c": 0.13665,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.39921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAB32
secondary
#8088C9
accent
#59E147
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B