#BBAF85#BBAF85
#BBAF85 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.059 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 29%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 28.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.50, -2.28, 23.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.50, 23.25, 95.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.35% -0.0041 0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.35% 0.059 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0574, 42.9192, 28.3599) |
| Luminance | 0.4292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.44
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.68
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.44
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.55
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.20
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAF85 #8591BB
analogous
#BB9485 #BBAF85 #ACBB85
triadic
#BBAF85 #85BBAF #AF85BB
tetradic
#BBAF85 #85BB94 #8591BB #BB85AC
square
#BBAF85 #85BB94 #8591BB #BB85AC
split-complementary
#BBAF85 #85ACBB #9485BB
monochromatic
#7F7247 #A5955E #BBAF85 #D1C9AC #E7E3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BBAF85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#BBAF85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAF85
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAF85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAF85 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AD82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB186
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaf85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.059 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6a8',
500: '#bbaf85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaf85; $custom-light: #d0c6a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaf85",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 28.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75354,
"c": 0.05851,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.42918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAF85
secondary
#C4C8D8
accent
#56A73E
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#14130F
muted
#82827F