#BBB13E#BBB13E
#BBB13E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.134 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB13E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 177, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.12, -10.14, 57.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.12, 58.57, 99.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.75% -0.0332 0.1297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.75% 0.134 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0866, 42.3583, 10.7789) |
| Luminance | 0.4236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.35
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.45
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.38
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.49
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.62
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB13E #3E48BB
analogous
#BB733E #BBB13E #87BB3E
triadic
#BBB13E #3EBBB1 #B13EBB
tetradic
#BBB13E #3EBB73 #3E48BB #BB3E87
square
#BBB13E #3EBB73 #3E48BB #BB3E87
split-complementary
#BBB13E #3E87BB #733EBB
monochromatic
#5F5A20 #8D852F #BBB13E #CDC569 #DCD797
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#BBB13E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#BBB13E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB13E
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB13E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB13E | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AB2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B145
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A59A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb13e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 177, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.134 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c879',
500: '#bbb13e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb13e; $custom-light: #d3c879; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb13e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 177,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.2,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74753,
"c": 0.13391,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.42357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB13E
secondary
#8D91C8
accent
#59DA4E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B