#BBB46E#BBB46E
#BBB46E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.091 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 180, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 36%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 41%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 41.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.45, -7.72, 36.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.45, 37.36, 101.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% -0.0211 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.091 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6300, 44.3342, 21.2186) |
| Luminance | 0.4433 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 1.31
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.27
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.33
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.17
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.29
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB46E #6E75BB
analogous
#BB8D6E #BBB46E #9BBB6E
triadic
#BBB46E #6EBBB4 #B46EBB
tetradic
#BBB46E #6EBB8D #6E75BB #BB6E9B
square
#BBB46E #6EBB8D #6E75BB #BB6E9B
split-complementary
#BBB46E #6E9BBB #8D6EBB
monochromatic
#777138 #A1994B #BBB46E #CFCA98 #E2DFC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#BBB46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#BBB46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB46E
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB46E | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AF69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B371
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5ABA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 180, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.091 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ca98',
500: '#bbb46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb46e; $custom-light: #d1ca98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 180,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 36.15,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75982,
"c": 0.0914,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.44333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB46E
secondary
#B3B6D2
accent
#66CC5C
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#82827E