#BBB26F#BBB26F
#BBB26F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.088 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB26F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 178, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 36%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 41%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 40.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.93, -6.56, 35.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.93, 35.97, 100.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.57% -0.0177 0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.57% 0.088 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2839, 43.5544, 21.3733) |
| Luminance | 0.4355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.16
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.06
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.57
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.38
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB26F #6F78BB
analogous
#BB8C6F #BBB26F #9EBB6F
triadic
#BBB26F #6FBBB2 #B26FBB
tetradic
#BBB26F #6FBB8C #6F78BB #BB6F9E
square
#BBB26F #6FBB8C #6F78BB #BB6F9E
split-complementary
#BBB26F #6F9EBB #8C6FBB
monochromatic
#777038 #A1974C #BBB26F #CFC899 #E2DEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#BBB26F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#BBB26F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB26F
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB26F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB26F | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAE6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A9A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb26f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 178, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.088 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c899',
500: '#bbb26f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb26f; $custom-light: #d1c899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb26f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 178,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.895,
"s": 35.849,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75573,
"c": 0.08808,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.43553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB26F
secondary
#B4B7D2
accent
#69CC5C
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#82827E