#BBAB34#BBAB34
#BBAB34 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.135 H 101.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAB34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 171, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 56%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 72%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 72.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -7.54, 59.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 60.39, 97.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.39% -0.0269 0.1327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.39% 0.135 101.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6779, 39.9401, 9.0781) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.07
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.43
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.73
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.30
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.38
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAB34 #3444BB
analogous
#BB6834 #BBAB34 #88BB34
triadic
#BBAB34 #34BBAB #AB34BB
tetradic
#BBAB34 #34BB68 #3444BB #BB3488
square
#BBAB34 #34BB68 #3444BB #BB3488
split-complementary
#BBAB34 #3488BB #6834BB
monochromatic
#5B5319 #8B7F27 #BBAB34 #D1C35B #DFD58B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BBAB34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BBAB34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAB34
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAB34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAB34 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA620
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AC3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99F94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbab34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.135 101.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c373',
500: '#bbab34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbab34; $custom-light: #d3c373; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbab34",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 171,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.889,
"s": 56.485,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73387,
"c": 0.13541,
"h": 101.4
},
"luminance": 0.39939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAB34
secondary
#828AC9
accent
#5AE048
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B