#BBAC71#BBAC71
#BBAC71 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.080 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAC71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 172, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 40%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 39.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.36, -3.17, 32.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.36, 32.46, 95.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.34% -0.0077 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.34% 0.08 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2275, 41.2633, 21.5705) |
| Luminance | 0.4126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.87
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.20
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.74
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.95
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.01
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAC71 #7180BB
analogous
#BB8771 #BBAC71 #A5BB71
triadic
#BBAC71 #71BBAC #AC71BB
tetradic
#BBAC71 #71BB87 #7180BB #BB71A5
square
#BBAC71 #71BB87 #7180BB #BB71A5
split-complementary
#BBAC71 #71A5BB #8771BB
monochromatic
#786B3A #A1904D #BBAC71 #CFC49A #E3DCC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BBAC71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#BBAC71 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAC71
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAC71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAC71 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A96D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAE73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A49D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbac71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 172, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.080 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c49a',
500: '#bbac71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbac71; $custom-light: #d0c49a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbac71",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 172,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.838,
"s": 35.238,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74341,
"c": 0.07974,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.41262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAC71
secondary
#B5BBD2
accent
#73CB5D
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#14120E
muted
#82817E