#BBBD5C#BBBD5C
#BBBD5C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.121 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBBD5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 189, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 51.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -14.13, 48.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 50.22, 106.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.66% -0.0412 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.66% 0.121 110) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6238, 47.7336, 17.1967) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.92
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.05
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.47
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.71
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.92
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBBD5C #5E5CBD
analogous
#BD8E5C #BBBD5C #8BBD5C
triadic
#BBBD5C #5CBBBD #BD5CBB
tetradic
#BBBD5C #5CBD8E #5E5CBD #BD5C8B
square
#BBBD5C #5CBD8E #5E5CBD #BD5C8B
split-complementary
#BBBD5C #5C8BBD #8E5CBD
monochromatic
#70712E #9B9C3F #BBBD5C #CDCF88 #DFE0B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BBBD5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BBBD5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBBD5C
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBBD5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBBD5C | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB653
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB961
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B3A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbbd5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 189, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.121 110.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1d08d',
500: '#bbbd5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbbd5c; $custom-light: #d1d08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbbd5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 189,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.237,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77662,
"c": 0.12066,
"h": 110
},
"luminance": 0.47733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBBD5C
secondary
#A7A6CF
accent
#56D258
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14140C
muted
#83827D