#BBB46A#BBB46A
#BBB46A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.096 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB46A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 180, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 37%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 43%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 43.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.39, -8.15, 38.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.39, 39.38, 101.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.92% -0.0227 0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.92% 0.096 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4171, 44.2490, 20.0974) |
| Luminance | 0.4425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 0.87
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.34
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.93
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.13
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.41
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB46A #6A71BB
analogous
#BB8C6A #BBB46A #99BB6A
triadic
#BBB46A #6ABBB4 #B46ABB
tetradic
#BBB46A #6ABB8C #6A71BB #BB6A99
square
#BBB46A #6ABB8C #6A71BB #BB6A99
split-complementary
#BBB46A #6A99BB #8C6ABB
monochromatic
#757035 #9F9849 #BBB46A #CEC994 #E1DEBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#BBB46A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#BBB46A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB46A
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB46A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB46A | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AF64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B36D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6ABA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb46a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 180, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.096 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ca96',
500: '#bbb46a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb46a; $custom-light: #d1ca96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb46a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 180,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.815,
"s": 37.327,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75919,
"c": 0.09589,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.44248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB46A
secondary
#B0B3D1
accent
#64CD5B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130D
muted
#83827E