#BBAB58#BBAB58
#BBAB58 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.106 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAB58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 171, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 52.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.75, -5.13, 44.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.75, 44.65, 96.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% -0.0159 0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.106 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8191, 40.3966, 15.0885) |
| Luminance | 0.4039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.39
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.94
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.08
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.40
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.59
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAB58 #5868BB
analogous
#BB7A58 #BBAB58 #9ABB58
triadic
#BBAB58 #58BBAB #AB58BB
tetradic
#BBAB58 #58BB7A #5868BB #BB589A
square
#BBAB58 #58BB7A #5868BB #BB589A
split-complementary
#BBAB58 #589ABB #7A58BB
monochromatic
#6C622C #98893E #BBAB58 #CDC183 #DED7AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#BBAB58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#BBAB58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAB58
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAB58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAB58 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A750
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbab58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.106 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c389',
500: '#bbab58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbab58; $custom-light: #d2c389; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbab58",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 171,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.303,
"s": 42.128,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73748,
"c": 0.10584,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.40395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAB58
secondary
#A2A9CD
accent
#6AD256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D