#BBB485#BBB485

#BBB485 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.064 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBB485
RGB	rgb(187, 180, 133)
HSL	hsl(52, 28%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(52, 29%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 28.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.83, -4.93, 24.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.83, 25.41, 101.20°)
OKLab	oklab(76.4% -0.0117 0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(76.4% 0.064 100.6)
XYZ	xyz(41.0487, 44.9016, 28.6903)
Luminance	0.4490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBB485 #858CBB

analogous

#BB9985 #BBB485 #A7BB85

triadic

#BBB485 #85BBB4 #B485BB

tetradic

#BBB485 #85BB99 #858CBB #BB85A7

square

#BBB485 #85BB99 #858CBB #BB85A7

split-complementary

#BBB485 #85A7BB #9985BB

monochromatic

#7F7847 #A59C5E #BBB485 #D1CCAC #E7E4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#BBB485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.98

#BBB485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBB485

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBB485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBB485	1.00	2.10	9.98	9.98
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDB182

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BFB487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3ADA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbb485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 180, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.064 100.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0caa9',
    500: '#bbb485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbb485;
$custom-light: #d0caa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbb485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.222,
    "s": 28.421,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76403,
    "c": 0.06375,
    "h": 100.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.44901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBB485

secondary

#C4C7D8

accent

#4CA73E

background

#FCFCFA

surface

#F9F8F4

border

#D2D1CE

text

#14130F

muted

#82827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBB485

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

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