#BBB26B#BBB26B
#BBB26B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.093 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB26B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 178, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 43%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 42.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.87, -6.99, 37.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.87, 38.01, 100.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.51% -0.0193 0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.51% 0.093 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0686, 43.4682, 20.2393) |
| Luminance | 0.4347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 1.70
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.04
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.21
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.68
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.79
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB26B #6B74BB
analogous
#BB8A6B #BBB26B #9CBB6B
triadic
#BBB26B #6BBBB2 #B26BBB
tetradic
#BBB26B #6BBB8A #6B74BB #BB6B9C
square
#BBB26B #6BBB8A #6B74BB #BB6B9C
split-complementary
#BBB26B #6B9CBB #8A6BBB
monochromatic
#766E36 #A09649 #BBB26B #CEC895 #E2DEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#BBB26B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#BBB26B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB26B
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB26B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB26B | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAE65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B26E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A9A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb26b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 178, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.093 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c896',
500: '#bbb26b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb26b; $custom-light: #d1c896; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb26b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 178,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.25,
"s": 37.037,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75509,
"c": 0.09263,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.43467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB26B
secondary
#B1B4D1
accent
#68CD5B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130D
muted
#83827E