#BBBC96#BBBC96
#BBBC96 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.052 H 108.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBBC96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 188, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 22%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 20%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 20.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.29, -6.74, 19.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.29, 20.32, 109.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.45% -0.0166 0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.45% 0.052 108.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9815, 48.7337, 35.9378) |
| Luminance | 0.4873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.72
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.04
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.46
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.60
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.69
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 8.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBBC96 #9796BC
analogous
#BCAA96 #BBBC96 #A8BC96
triadic
#BBBC96 #96BBBC #BC96BB
tetradic
#BBBC96 #96BCAA #9796BC #BC96A8
square
#BBBC96 #96BCAA #9796BC #BC96A8
split-complementary
#BBBC96 #96A8BC #AA96BC
monochromatic
#828454 #A3A471 #BBBC96 #D3D4BB #EBECE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#BBBC96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.75
#BBBC96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBBC96
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBBC96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBBC96 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.75 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B994
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3BA97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1B7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbbc96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 188, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.052 108.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd0b5',
500: '#bbbc96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbbc96; $custom-light: #cfd0b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbbc96",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 188,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.579,
"s": 22.093,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78454,
"c": 0.05168,
"h": 108.8
},
"luminance": 0.48733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBBC96
secondary
#D1D1DD
accent
#45A147
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F6
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280