#BBB462#BBB462

#BBB462 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.105 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBB462
RGB	rgb(187, 180, 98)
HSL	hsl(55, 40%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(55, 48%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 47.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.29, -8.95, 42.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.29, 43.37, 101.90°)
OKLab	oklab(75.8% -0.0258 0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(75.8% 0.105 104.3)
XYZ	xyz(39.0203, 44.0903, 18.0077)
Luminance	0.4409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBB462 #6269BB

analogous

#BB8762 #BBB462 #95BB62

triadic

#BBB462 #62BBB4 #B462BB

tetradic

#BBB462 #62BB87 #6269BB #BB6295

square

#BBB462 #62BB87 #6269BB #BB6295

split-complementary

#BBB462 #6295BB #8762BB

monochromatic

#716C31 #9C9544 #BBB462 #CDC88D #E0DDB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#BBB462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.82

#BBB462 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBB462

9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBB462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBB462	1.00	2.14	9.82	9.82
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1AF5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C3B366

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6AAA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbb462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 180, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.105 104.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1ca90',
    500: '#bbb462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbb462;
$custom-light: #d1ca90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbb462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.281,
    "s": 39.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.758,
    "c": 0.10455,
    "h": 104.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.44089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBB462

secondary

#AAADCF

accent

#62CF58

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130D

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBB462

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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