#BBAF46#BBAF46
#BBAF46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.126 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 62.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.64, -8.60, 53.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.64, 54.47, 99.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.4% -0.0279 0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.4% 0.126 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9304, 41.6684, 11.8907) |
| Luminance | 0.4167 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.33
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.51
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.11
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.11
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAF46 #4652BB
analogous
#BB7446 #BBAF46 #8CBB46
triadic
#BBAF46 #46BBAF #AF46BB
tetradic
#BBAF46 #46BB74 #4652BB #BB468C
square
#BBAF46 #46BB74 #4652BB #BB468C
split-complementary
#BBAF46 #468CBB #7446BB
monochromatic
#625C24 #8F8635 #BBAF46 #CBC273 #DCD6A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#BBAF46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#BBAF46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAF46
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAF46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAF46 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAA3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaf46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.126 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c67e',
500: '#bbaf46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaf46; $custom-light: #d2c67e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaf46",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.846,
"s": 46.245,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74396,
"c": 0.12587,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.41667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAF46
secondary
#949AC8
accent
#5FD652
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#14130A
muted
#83827C