#BBBC2E#BBBC2E
#BBBC2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.154 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBBC2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 188, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 75.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.02, -16.55, 66.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.02, 68.37, 104.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.03% -0.0527 0.1452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.03% 0.155 110) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9713, 46.7296, 9.5511) |
| Luminance | 0.4673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.56
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.38
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.39
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.48
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.60
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBBC2E #2F2EBC
analogous
#BC762E #BBBC2E #74BC2E
triadic
#BBBC2E #2EBBBC #BC2EBB
tetradic
#BBBC2E #2EBC76 #2F2EBC #BC2E74
square
#BBBC2E #2EBC76 #2F2EBC #BC2E74
split-complementary
#BBBC2E #2E74BC #762EBC
monochromatic
#595A16 #8A8B22 #BBBC2E #D4D552 #E0E184
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#BBBC2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.35
#BBBC2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBBC2E
10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBBC2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBBC2E | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB409
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB83A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8B0A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbbc2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 188, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.154 110.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3cf72',
500: '#bbbc2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbbc2e; $custom-light: #d3cf72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbbc2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 188,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.423,
"s": 60.684,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77033,
"c": 0.1545,
"h": 110
},
"luminance": 0.46728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBBC2E
secondary
#7C7CCA
accent
#44E445
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9ED
border
#D4D2C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B