#BBAF7E#BBAF7E
#BBAF7E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.067 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 31%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 33%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 32.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, -3.20, 26.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 26.92, 96.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.21% -0.007 0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.21% 0.067 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5899, 42.7321, 25.8973) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 1.74
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.17
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.11
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.51
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.88
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAF7E #7E8ABB
analogous
#BB917E #BBAF7E #A9BB7E
triadic
#BBAF7E #7EBBAF #AF7EBB
tetradic
#BBAF7E #7EBB91 #7E8ABB #BB7EA9
square
#BBAF7E #7EBB91 #7E8ABB #BB7EA9
split-complementary
#BBAF7E #7EA9BB #917EBB
monochromatic
#7D7142 #A59657 #BBAF7E #D0C8A6 #E5E1CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BBAF7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#BBAF7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAF7E
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAF7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAF7E | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AC7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB180
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaf7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.067 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6a3',
500: '#bbaf7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaf7e; $custom-light: #d0c6a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaf7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.197,
"s": 30.964,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75212,
"c": 0.06715,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.42731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAF7E
secondary
#BFC3D6
accent
#51AA3C
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#14130F
muted
#82827F