#BBB8AA#BBB8AA
#BBB8AA is a light, near-neutral yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.020 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 184, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 11%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 9%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 9.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, -1.42, 7.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 7.62, 100.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.11% -0.0024 0.0196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.11% 0.02 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8889, 47.7484, 44.8740) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 4.57
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.66
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.73
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.41
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 6.98
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB8AA #AAADBB
analogous
#BBB0AA #BBB8AA #B5BBAA
triadic
#BBB8AA #AABBB8 #B8AABB
tetradic
#BBB8AA #AABBB0 #AAADBB #BBAAB5
square
#BBB8AA #AABBB0 #AAADBB #BBAAB5
split-complementary
#BBB8AA #AAB5BB #B0AABB
monochromatic
#827E68 #A09C88 #BBB8AA #D6D4CC #F1F1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BBB8AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BBB8AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB8AA
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB8AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB8AA | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB8AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEB6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb8aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 184, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.020 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfcdc3',
500: '#bbb8aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb8aa; $custom-light: #cfcdc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb8aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 184,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.412,
"s": 11.111,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7811,
"c": 0.01971,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.47748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB8AA
secondary
#DEDFE3
accent
#5C9550
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F7
border
#D2D2D0
text
#131312
muted
#828281