#BBB98F#BBB98F
#BBB98F is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.057 H 105.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBB98F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 185, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 24%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 24%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 23.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.35, -6.19, 21.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.35, 22.50, 105.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.67% -0.0151 0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.67% 0.057 105.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8003, 47.2465, 32.8461) |
| Luminance | 0.4725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.44
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.19
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.56
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.79
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.51
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBB98F #8F91BB
analogous
#BBA38F #BBB98F #A7BB8F
triadic
#BBB98F #8FBBB9 #B98FBB
tetradic
#BBB98F #8FBBA3 #8F91BB #BB8FA7
square
#BBB98F #8FBBA3 #8F91BB #BB8FA7
split-complementary
#BBB98F #8FA7BB #A38FBB
monochromatic
#817F4E #A4A169 #BBB98F #D2D1B5 #E9E9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#BBB98F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.45
#BBB98F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBB98F
10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBB98F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBB98F | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.45 | 10.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B68C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B891
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbb98f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 185, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.057 105.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ceb0',
500: '#bbb98f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbb98f; $custom-light: #d0ceb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbb98f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 185,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.273,
"s": 24.444,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77667,
"c": 0.05692,
"h": 105.4
},
"luminance": 0.47246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBB98F
secondary
#CBCCDA
accent
#47A343
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F9F4
border
#D2D2CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F