#BBB46B#BBB46B
#BBB46B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.095 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 180, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 43%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 42.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.41, -8.04, 38.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.41, 38.88, 101.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.93% -0.0223 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.93% 0.095 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4694, 44.2699, 20.3729) |
| Luminance | 0.4427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 0.94
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.31
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.78
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.16
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.40
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB46B #6B72BB
analogous
#BB8C6B #BBB46B #9ABB6B
triadic
#BBB46B #6BBBB4 #B46BBB
tetradic
#BBB46B #6BBB8C #6B72BB #BB6B9A
square
#BBB46B #6BBB8C #6B72BB #BB6B9A
split-complementary
#BBB46B #6B9ABB #8C6BBB
monochromatic
#767036 #A09849 #BBB46B #CEC995 #E2DEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#BBB46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#BBB46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB46B
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB46B | 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)
#C0AF65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B36E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6ABA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 180, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.095 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ca96',
500: '#bbb46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb46b; $custom-light: #d1ca96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 180,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.75,
"s": 37.037,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75934,
"c": 0.09478,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.44269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB46B
secondary
#B1B4D1
accent
#65CD5B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130D
muted
#83827E