#BBAF88#BBAF88
#BBAF88 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.055 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF88 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 175, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 27%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 27%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 27.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.56, -1.87, 21.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.56, 21.68, 94.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.42% -0.0029 0.0547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.42% 0.055 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2677, 43.0033, 29.4670) |
| Luminance | 0.4300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.11
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.06
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.89
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.07
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.59
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAF88 #8894BB
analogous
#BB9588 #BBAF88 #ADBB88
triadic
#BBAF88 #88BBAF #AF88BB
tetradic
#BBAF88 #88BB95 #8894BB #BB88AD
square
#BBAF88 #88BB95 #8894BB #BB88AD
split-complementary
#BBAF88 #88ADBB #9588BB
monochromatic
#807349 #A59561 #BBAF88 #D1C9AF #E8E3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BBAF88 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#BBAF88 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAF88
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAF88 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAF88 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AD85
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB189
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbaf88; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 175, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.055 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6ab',
500: '#bbaf88',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbaf88; $custom-light: #d0c6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbaf88",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 175,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.882,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75418,
"c": 0.05476,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.43002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAF88
secondary
#C6CBD8
accent
#58A640
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F