#BBBA89#BBBA89
#BBBA89 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.066 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBBA89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 186, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 27%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 26.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.50, -7.55, 25.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.50, 26.17, 106.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.75% -0.0191 0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.75% 0.066 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5678, 47.4894, 30.5860) |
| Luminance | 0.4749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.40
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.96
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.29
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.46
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.54
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBBA89 #898ABB
analogous
#BBA189 #BBBA89 #A3BB89
triadic
#BBBA89 #89BBBA #BA89BB
tetradic
#BBBA89 #89BBA1 #898ABB #BB89A3
square
#BBBA89 #89BBA1 #898ABB #BB89A3
split-complementary
#BBBA89 #89A3BB #A189BB
monochromatic
#807F4A #A5A362 #BBBA89 #D1D1B0 #E8E7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#BBBA89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#BBBA89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBBA89
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBBA89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBBA89 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B686
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B88B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2B4AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbba89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 186, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.066 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ceab',
500: '#bbba89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbba89; $custom-light: #d0ceab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbba89",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 186,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.8,
"s": 26.882,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77752,
"c": 0.06587,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.47489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBBA89
secondary
#C7C7D9
accent
#42A540
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F9F4
border
#D2D2CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F