#BBAF3C#BBAF3C
#BBAF3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.134 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 67.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.56, -9.21, 57.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.56, 58.65, 99.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.31% -0.0307 0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.31% 0.134 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6406, 41.5524, 10.3645) |
| Luminance | 0.4155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.01
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.46
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.24
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.41
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.69
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAF3C #3C48BB
analogous
#BB6F3C #BBAF3C #87BB3C
triadic
#BBAF3C #3CBBAF #AF3CBB
tetradic
#BBAF3C #3CBB6F #3C48BB #BB3C87
square
#BBAF3C #3CBB6F #3C48BB #BB3C87
split-complementary
#BBAF3C #3C87BB #6F3CBB
monochromatic
#5E581E #8D842D #BBAF3C #CEC466 #DDD695
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BBAF3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#BBAF3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAF3C
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAF3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAF3C | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA92C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaf3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.134 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c678',
500: '#bbaf3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaf3c; $custom-light: #d3c678; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaf3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.331,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74306,
"c": 0.13351,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.41551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAF3C
secondary
#8B90C8
accent
#5ADB4D
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B