#BBB78E#BBB78E
#BBB78E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.056 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB78E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 183, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 25%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 24%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 24.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.79, -5.28, 21.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.79, 22.06, 103.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.22% -0.0125 0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.22% 0.056 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3095, 46.3854, 32.3104) |
| Luminance | 0.4638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.79
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.46
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.66
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.03
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.60
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB78E #8E92BB
analogous
#BBA18E #BBB78E #A9BB8E
triadic
#BBB78E #8EBBB7 #B78EBB
tetradic
#BBB78E #8EBBA1 #8E92BB #BB8EA9
square
#BBB78E #8EBBA1 #8E92BB #BB8EA9
split-complementary
#BBB78E #8EA9BB #A18EBB
monochromatic
#817C4E #A49F68 #BBB78E #D2CFB4 #E9E8DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#BBB78E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#BBB78E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB78E
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB78E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB78E | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFB48B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B68F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb78e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 183, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.056 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ccaf',
500: '#bbb78e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb78e; $custom-light: #d0ccaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb78e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 183,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.667,
"s": 24.862,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77223,
"c": 0.05576,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.46385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB78E
secondary
#CBCCDA
accent
#4BA342
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F