#BBAF81#BBAF81
#BBAF81 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.063 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 30%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 31%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 31%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.43, -2.81, 25.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.43, 25.35, 96.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.27% -0.0058 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.27% 0.063 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7863, 42.8107, 26.9321) |
| Luminance | 0.4281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 1.87
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.53
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.26
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.29
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.33
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAF81 #818DBB
analogous
#BB9281 #BBAF81 #AABB81
triadic
#BBAF81 #81BBAF #AF81BB
tetradic
#BBAF81 #81BB92 #818DBB #BB81AA
square
#BBAF81 #81BB92 #818DBB #BB81AA
split-complementary
#BBAF81 #81AABB #9281BB
monochromatic
#7E7244 #A59659 #BBAF81 #D0C8A9 #E6E1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BBAF81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#BBAF81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAF81
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAF81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAF81 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AD7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB183
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaf81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.063 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6a6',
500: '#bbaf81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaf81; $custom-light: #d0c6a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaf81",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.586,
"s": 29.897,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75272,
"c": 0.06346,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.4281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAF81
secondary
#C1C6D7
accent
#53A93D
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#14130F
muted
#82827F