#BBC160#BBC160
#BBC160 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.121 H 112.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC160 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 193, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 44%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 50%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 50.3%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.79, -15.80, 47.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.79, 50.18, 108.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.58% -0.0456 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.58% 0.121 112) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6756, 49.5500, 18.4328) |
| Luminance | 0.4955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.20
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.40
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.55
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.73
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.10
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC160 #6660C1
analogous
#C19760 #BBC160 #8BC160
triadic
#BBC160 #60BBC1 #C160BB
tetradic
#BBC160 #60C197 #6660C1 #C1608B
square
#BBC160 #60C197 #6660C1 #C1608B
split-complementary
#BBC160 #608BC1 #9760C1
monochromatic
#73782F #9EA440 #BBC160 #CED28C #E1E3B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#BBC160 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.91
#BBC160 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC160
10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC160 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC160 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.91 | 10.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB957
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B7AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc160; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 193, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.121 112.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1d390',
500: '#bbc160',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc160; $custom-light: #d1d390; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc160",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 193,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.711,
"s": 43.891,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78582,
"c": 0.12139,
"h": 112
},
"luminance": 0.49549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC160
secondary
#ADABD2
accent
#54D45C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14140D
muted
#83827D