#BBB45C#BBB45C
#BBB45C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.111 H 104.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB45C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 180, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 50.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.22, -9.50, 45.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.22, 46.30, 101.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.72% -0.028 0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.72% 0.111 104.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7476, 43.9812, 16.5713) |
| Luminance | 0.4398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.26
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.30
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.22
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.68
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 7.84
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB45C #5C63BB
analogous
#BB855C #BBB45C #93BB5C
triadic
#BBB45C #5CBBB4 #B45CBB
tetradic
#BBB45C #5CBB85 #5C63BB #BB5C93
square
#BBB45C #5CBB85 #5C63BB #BB5C93
split-complementary
#BBB45C #5C93BB #855CBB
monochromatic
#6F6A2E #9A9340 #BBB45C #CDC887 #DFDCB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#BBB45C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#BBB45C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB45C
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB45C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB45C | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AF54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B360
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7AAA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb45c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 180, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.111 104.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ca8c',
500: '#bbb45c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb45c; $custom-light: #d1ca8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb45c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 180,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.579,
"s": 41.126,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75719,
"c": 0.11071,
"h": 104.6
},
"luminance": 0.4398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB45C
secondary
#A5A8CD
accent
#60D157
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D