#BBB92E#BBB92E
#BBB92E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.152 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB92E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 185, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 75.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -15.03, 65.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 67.28, 102.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.38% -0.0485 0.1436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.38% 0.152 108.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3371, 45.4612, 9.3397) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.65
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.15
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.53
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.98
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.03
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB92E #2E30BB
analogous
#BB722E #BBB92E #76BB2E
triadic
#BBB92E #2EBBB9 #B92EBB
tetradic
#BBB92E #2EBB72 #2E30BB #BB2E76
square
#BBB92E #2EBB72 #2E30BB #BB2E76
split-complementary
#BBB92E #2E76BB #722EBB
monochromatic
#595816 #8A8822 #BBB92E #D4D352 #E0DF83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#BBB92E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#BBB92E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB92E
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB92E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB92E | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B10B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB639
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AD9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb92e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 185, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.152 108.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3cd72',
500: '#bbb92e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb92e; $custom-light: #d3cd72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb92e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 185,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.149,
"s": 60.515,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76376,
"c": 0.15158,
"h": 108.7
},
"luminance": 0.4546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB92E
secondary
#7B7CCA
accent
#46E444
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9ED
border
#D4D2C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B