#BBB62E#BBB62E
#BBB62E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.149 H 107.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB62E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 182, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 75.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.37, -13.50, 64.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.37, 66.21, 101.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.72% -0.0442 0.142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.72% 0.149 107.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7161, 44.2193, 9.1327) |
| Luminance | 0.4422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.78
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.08
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.93
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.49
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.65
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB62E #2E33BB
analogous
#BB6F2E #BBB62E #7ABB2E
triadic
#BBB62E #2EBBB6 #B62EBB
tetradic
#BBB62E #2EBB6F #2E33BB #BB2E7A
square
#BBB62E #2EBB6F #2E33BB #BB2E7A
split-complementary
#BBB62E #2E7ABB #6F2EBB
monochromatic
#595616 #8A8622 #BBB62E #D4D052 #E0DD83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#BBB62E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#BBB62E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB62E
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB62E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB62E | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6AF0E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B439
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AA9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb62e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 182, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.149 107.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3cb72',
500: '#bbb62e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb62e; $custom-light: #d3cb72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb62e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 182,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.872,
"s": 60.515,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75722,
"c": 0.14874,
"h": 107.3
},
"luminance": 0.44218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB62E
secondary
#7B7ECA
accent
#4AE444
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151308
muted
#83827B