#BBBF8F#BBBF8F

#BBBF8F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.065 H 111.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBBF8F
RGB	rgb(187, 191, 143)
HSL	hsl(65, 27%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(65, 25%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 25.1%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.95, -9.32, 23.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.95, 25.58, 111.36°)
OKLab	oklab(78.94% -0.024 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(78.94% 0.065 111.8)
XYZ	xyz(44.0821, 49.8100, 33.2733)
Luminance	0.4981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBBF8F #938FBF

analogous

#BFAB8F #BBBF8F #A3BF8F

triadic

#BBBF8F #8FBBBF #BF8FBB

tetradic

#BBBF8F #8FBFAB #938FBF #BF8FA3

square

#BBBF8F #8FBFAB #938FBF #BF8FA3

split-complementary

#BBBF8F #8FA3BF #AB8FBF

monochromatic

#82874D #A3A968 #BBBF8F #D3D5B6 #EAECDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#BBBF8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.96

#BBBF8F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBBF8F

10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBBF8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBBF8F	1.00	1.92	10.96	10.96
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C6BA8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C7BC91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1B9B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbbf8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 191, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.065 111.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0d2b0',
    500: '#bbbf8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbbf8f;
$custom-light: #d0d2b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbbf8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78938,
    "c": 0.06479,
    "h": 111.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.4981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBBF8F

secondary

#CECDDD

accent

#40A648

background

#FCFCFA

surface

#F9F9F4

border

#D2D2CE

text

#141410

muted

#82827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBBF8F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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