#BBC16D#BBC16D

#BBC16D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.108 H 112.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBC16D
RGB	rgb(187, 193, 109)
HSL	hsl(64, 40%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(64, 44%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 43.5%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.95, -14.53, 41.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.95, 43.92, 109.32°)
OKLab	oklab(78.76% -0.0407 0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(78.76% 0.108 112.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.3244, 49.8095, 21.8496)
Luminance	0.4981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBC16D #736DC1

analogous

#C19D6D #BBC16D #91C16D

triadic

#BBC16D #6DBBC1 #C16DBB

tetradic

#BBC16D #6DC19D #736DC1 #C16D91

square

#BBC16D #6DC19D #736DC1 #C16D91

split-complementary

#BBC16D #6D91C1 #9D6DC1

monochromatic

#797E36 #A2A948 #BBC16D #CFD398 #E3E5C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#BBC16D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.96

#BBC16D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBC16D

10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBC16D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBC16D	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)

#CCBA66

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CCBC71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5B8AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbc16d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 193, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.108 112.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1d398',
    500: '#bbc16d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbc16d;
$custom-light: #d1d398;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbc16d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 193,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.286,
    "s": 40.385,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78761,
    "c": 0.10787,
    "h": 112.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.49809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBC16D

secondary

#B7B4D5

accent

#58D060

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F2

border

#D3D2CC

text

#14140E

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBC16D

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

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