#BBAF86#BBAF86
#BBAF86 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.057 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 28%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 28.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.52, -2.15, 22.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.52, 22.72, 95.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.38% -0.0037 0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.38% 0.057 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1269, 42.9469, 28.7254) |
| Luminance | 0.4295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.48
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.63
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.25
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.38
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.99
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAF86 #8692BB
analogous
#BB9486 #BBAF86 #ACBB86
triadic
#BBAF86 #86BBAF #AF86BB
tetradic
#BBAF86 #86BB94 #8692BB #BB86AC
square
#BBAF86 #86BB94 #8692BB #BB86AC
split-complementary
#BBAF86 #86ACBB #9486BB
monochromatic
#7F7347 #A5955F #BBAF86 #D1C9AD #E7E3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BBAF86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#BBAF86 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAF86
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAF86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAF86 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AD83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB187
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaf86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.057 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6a9',
500: '#bbaf86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaf86; $custom-light: #d0c6a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaf86",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.415,
"s": 28.042,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75376,
"c": 0.05726,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.42946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAF86
secondary
#C5C9D8
accent
#56A73F
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F