#BBBD70#BBBD70
#BBBD70 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.100 H 109.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBBD70 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 189, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 40.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.91, -12.17, 38.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.91, 40.50, 107.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.94% -0.0337 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.94% 0.1 109.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6163, 48.1306, 22.4239) |
| Luminance | 0.4813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.59
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.37
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.46
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.96
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.14
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBBD70 #7270BD
analogous
#BD9970 #BBBD70 #95BD70
triadic
#BBBD70 #70BBBD #BD70BB
tetradic
#BBBD70 #70BD99 #7270BD #BD7095
square
#BBBD70 #70BD99 #7270BD #BD7095
split-complementary
#BBBD70 #7095BD #9970BD
monochromatic
#787A38 #A2A44C #BBBD70 #CFD09A #E3E4C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#BBBD70 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#BBBD70 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBBD70
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBBD70 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBBD70 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B76A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9BA73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5B4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbbd70; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 189, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.100 109.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1d09a',
500: '#bbbd70',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbbd70; $custom-light: #d1d09a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbbd70",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 189,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.558,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77942,
"c": 0.09961,
"h": 109.8
},
"luminance": 0.4813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBBD70
secondary
#B6B5D4
accent
#5BCD5E
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F9F2
border
#D2D2CC
text
#14140E
muted
#82827E