#BBAC7A#BBAC7A
#BBAC7A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.069 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAC7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 172, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 35%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 34.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.51, -2.10, 27.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.51, 27.80, 94.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.51% -0.0041 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.51% 0.069 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7595, 41.4761, 24.3726) |
| Luminance | 0.4148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 1.77
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.00
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.21
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.58
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.84
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAC7A #7A89BB
analogous
#BB8B7A #BBAC7A #A9BB7A
triadic
#BBAC7A #7ABBAC #AC7ABB
tetradic
#BBAC7A #7ABB8B #7A89BB #BB7AA9
square
#BBAC7A #7ABB8B #7A89BB #BB7AA9
split-complementary
#BBAC7A #7AA9BB #8B7ABB
monochromatic
#7B6E3F #A49154 #BBAC7A #D0C5A2 #E4DFCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BBAC7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#BBAC7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAC7A
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAC7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAC7A | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6AA77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAE7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbac7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 172, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.069 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4a1',
500: '#bbac7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbac7a; $custom-light: #d0c4a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbac7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 172,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.154,
"s": 32.338,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74507,
"c": 0.06912,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.41475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAC7A
secondary
#BCC2D5
accent
#54AB3A
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#14120F
muted
#82817E