#BBBD73#BBBD73
#BBBD73 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.096 H 109.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBBD73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 189, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 36%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 39%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 39.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.95, -11.84, 37.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.95, 38.99, 107.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.99% -0.0325 0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.99% 0.096 109.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7861, 48.1986, 23.3183) |
| Luminance | 0.4820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.69
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.46
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.50
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.92
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.29
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBBD73 #7573BD
analogous
#BD9A73 #BBBD73 #96BD73
triadic
#BBBD73 #73BBBD #BD73BB
tetradic
#BBBD73 #73BD9A #7573BD #BD7396
square
#BBBD73 #73BD9A #7573BD #BD7396
split-complementary
#BBBD73 #7396BD #9A73BD
monochromatic
#7A7B3A #A3A54E #BBBD73 #CFD19D #E3E4C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#BBBD73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.64
#BBBD73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBBD73
10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBBD73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBBD73 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.64 | 10.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B76D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9BA76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbbd73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 189, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.096 109.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d09c',
500: '#bbbd73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbbd73; $custom-light: #d0d09c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbbd73",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 189,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.622,
"s": 35.922,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7799,
"c": 0.09622,
"h": 109.8
},
"luminance": 0.48198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBBD73
secondary
#B8B8D4
accent
#5CCC5F
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F9F2
border
#D2D2CC
text
#14140E
muted
#82827E