#BBB77E#BBB77E
#BBB77E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.076 H 104.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB77E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 183, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 31%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 33%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 32.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.51, -7.42, 29.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.51, 30.47, 104.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.9% -0.0192 0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.9% 0.076 104.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1933, 45.9390, 26.4317) |
| Luminance | 0.4594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.83
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.52
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.56
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.40
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.46
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB77E #7E82BB
analogous
#BB997E #BBB77E #A1BB7E
triadic
#BBB77E #7EBBB7 #B77EBB
tetradic
#BBB77E #7EBB99 #7E82BB #BB7EA1
square
#BBB77E #7EBB99 #7E82BB #BB7EA1
split-complementary
#BBB77E #7EA1BB #997EBB
monochromatic
#7D7942 #A5A057 #BBB77E #D0CDA6 #E5E4CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#BBB77E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#BBB77E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB77E
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB77E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB77E | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B37A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B680
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb77e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 183, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.076 104.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0cca4',
500: '#bbb77e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb77e; $custom-light: #d0cca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb77e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 183,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.066,
"s": 30.964,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.769,
"c": 0.07591,
"h": 104.6
},
"luminance": 0.45938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB77E
secondary
#BFC0D6
accent
#43AA3C
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#14130F
muted
#82827F