#BBB47A#BBB47A
#BBB47A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.077 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB47A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 180, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 35%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 34.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.64, -6.34, 30.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.64, 31.18, 101.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% -0.0163 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.077 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3281, 44.6134, 24.8954) |
| Luminance | 0.4461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.55
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.71
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.92
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.63
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.90
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB47A #7A81BB
analogous
#BB937A #BBB47A #A1BB7A
triadic
#BBB47A #7ABBB4 #B47ABB
tetradic
#BBB47A #7ABB93 #7A81BB #BB7AA1
square
#BBB47A #7ABB93 #7A81BB #BB7AA1
split-complementary
#BBB47A #7AA1BB #937ABB
monochromatic
#7B753F #A49B54 #BBB47A #D0CBA2 #E4E2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#BBB47A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#BBB47A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB47A
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB47A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB47A | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB076
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B47C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb47a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 180, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.077 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0caa1',
500: '#bbb47a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb47a; $custom-light: #d0caa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb47a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 180,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.538,
"s": 32.338,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7619,
"c": 0.07732,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.44612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB47A
secondary
#BCBFD5
accent
#47AB3A
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#14130F
muted
#82827E