#BBAF87#BBAF87
#BBAF87 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.056 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 28%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 27.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, -2.01, 22.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 22.20, 95.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.4% -0.0033 0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.4% 0.056 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1969, 42.9750, 29.0945) |
| Luminance | 0.4297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.29
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.84
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.06
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.22
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.79
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAF87 #8793BB
analogous
#BB9587 #BBAF87 #ADBB87
triadic
#BBAF87 #87BBAF #AF87BB
tetradic
#BBAF87 #87BB95 #8793BB #BB87AD
square
#BBAF87 #87BB95 #8793BB #BB87AD
split-complementary
#BBAF87 #87ADBB #9587BB
monochromatic
#7F7348 #A59560 #BBAF87 #D1C9AE #E7E3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BBAF87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#BBAF87 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAF87
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAF87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAF87 | 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)
#B8AD84
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB188
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaf87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.056 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6aa',
500: '#bbaf87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaf87; $custom-light: #d0c6aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaf87",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.154,
"s": 27.66,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75397,
"c": 0.05601,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.42974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAF87
secondary
#C6CAD8
accent
#57A63F
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F