#BBB26D#BBB26D
#BBB26D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.090 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB26D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 178, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 36%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 42%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 41.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.90, -6.78, 36.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.90, 36.99, 100.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.54% -0.0185 0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.54% 0.09 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1750, 43.5108, 20.7998) |
| Luminance | 0.4351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 1.90
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.03
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.89
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.52
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB26D #6D76BB
analogous
#BB8B6D #BBB26D #9DBB6D
triadic
#BBB26D #6DBBB2 #B26DBB
tetradic
#BBB26D #6DBB8B #6D76BB #BB6D9D
square
#BBB26D #6DBB8B #6D76BB #BB6D9D
split-complementary
#BBB26D #6D9DBB #8B6DBB
monochromatic
#766F37 #A0964B #BBB26D #CEC897 #E2DEC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#BBB26D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#BBB26D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB26D
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB26D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB26D | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAE68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B270
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A9A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb26d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 178, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.090 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c898',
500: '#bbb26d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb26d; $custom-light: #d1c898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb26d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 178,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.077,
"s": 36.449,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75541,
"c": 0.09037,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.4351
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB26D
secondary
#B2B6D1
accent
#68CC5B
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#82827E