#BBAB37#BBAB37
#BBAB37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.133 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAB37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 171, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 70.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -7.39, 58.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 59.25, 97.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.41% -0.0261 0.1309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.41% 0.133 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7476, 39.9680, 9.4453) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.36
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.66
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.95
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.49
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.52
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAB37 #3747BB
analogous
#BB6937 #BBAB37 #89BB37
triadic
#BBAB37 #37BBAB #AB37BB
tetradic
#BBAB37 #37BB69 #3747BB #BB3789
square
#BBAB37 #37BB69 #3747BB #BB3789
split-complementary
#BBAB37 #3789BB #6937BB
monochromatic
#5C551B #8C8029 #BBAB37 #D0C25F #DED48E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BBAB37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BBAB37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAB37
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAB37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAB37 | 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)
#BBA625
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AC3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99F94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbab37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.133 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c375',
500: '#bbab37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbab37; $custom-light: #d3c375; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbab37",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 171,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.727,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73409,
"c": 0.13346,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.39966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAB37
secondary
#858DC9
accent
#5CDE4A
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B