#BBC19C#BBC19C
#BBC19C is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.051 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC19C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 193, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 23%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 19%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 19.2%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.74, -8.43, 17.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.74, 19.86, 115.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.65% -0.0215 0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.65% 0.051 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5637, 51.1053, 38.9100) |
| Luminance | 0.5111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.11
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 8.52
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 8.60
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 8.81
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 9.06
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC19C #A29CC1
analogous
#C1B49C #BBC19C #A8C19C
triadic
#BBC19C #9CBBC1 #C19CBB
tetradic
#BBC19C #9CC1B4 #A29CC1 #C19CA8
square
#BBC19C #9CC1B4 #A29CC1 #C19CA8
split-complementary
#BBC19C #9CA8C1 #B49CC1
monochromatic
#838B57 #A1A976 #BBC19C #D5D9C2 #EFF0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#BBC19C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#BBC19C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC19C
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC19C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC19C | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7BD9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6BE9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFBDB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc19c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 193, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.051 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd3b9',
500: '#bbc19c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc19c; $custom-light: #cfd3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc19c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 193,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.73,
"s": 22.981,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79648,
"c": 0.05079,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.51105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC19C
secondary
#736C95
accent
#44A153
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381