#BBBC78#BBBC78
#BBBC78 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.089 H 109.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBBC78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 188, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 34%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 36.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -10.75, 34.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 35.97, 107.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.86% -0.0291 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.86% 0.089 109) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8673, 47.8881, 24.8035) |
| Luminance | 0.4789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.89
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.02
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.18
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.27
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.66
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBBC78 #7978BC
analogous
#BC9B78 #BBBC78 #99BC78
triadic
#BBBC78 #78BBBC #BC78BB
tetradic
#BBBC78 #78BC9B #7978BC #BC7899
square
#BBBC78 #78BC9B #7978BC #BC7899
split-complementary
#BBBC78 #7899BC #9B78BC
monochromatic
#7B7C3E #A4A552 #BBBC78 #D0D0A1 #E4E5CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BBBC78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#BBBC78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBBC78
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBBC78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBBC78 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B773
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B97B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbbc78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 188, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.089 109.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d0a0',
500: '#bbbc78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbbc78; $custom-light: #d0d0a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbbc78",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 188,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.882,
"s": 33.663,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77859,
"c": 0.08918,
"h": 109
},
"luminance": 0.47887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBBC78
secondary
#BBBBD5
accent
#39AC3B
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F9F2
border
#D2D2CC
text
#14130E
muted
#82827E