#BBC340#BBC340
#BBC340 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.151 H 112.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC340 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 195, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 67.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -19.17, 61.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 64.82, 107.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.69% -0.0584 0.139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.69% 0.151 112.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9352, 49.9661, 12.3375) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
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ΔE00 3.40
Snot
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Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.54
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.66
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC340 #4840C3
analogous
#C38940 #BBC340 #79C340
triadic
#BBC340 #40BBC3 #C340BB
tetradic
#BBC340 #40C389 #4840C3 #C34079
square
#BBC340 #40C389 #4840C3 #C34079
split-complementary
#BBC340 #4079C3 #8940C3
monochromatic
#646821 #90972F #BBC340 #CCD26F #DCE09D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#BBC340 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#BBC340 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC340
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC340 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC340 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BA2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BD49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B8A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc340; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 195, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.151 112.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3d57c',
500: '#bbc340',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc340; $custom-light: #d3d57c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc340",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 195,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.664,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78693,
"c": 0.15077,
"h": 112.8
},
"luminance": 0.49965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC340
secondary
#9692CC
accent
#4CDC55
background
#FDFDF7
surface
#FAFAEE
border
#D3D3C9
text
#15140A
muted
#83837C