#BBC8AE#BBC8AE
#BBC8AE is a light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.038 H 129.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 200, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 19%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 13%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 13%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -9.15, 11.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 14.70, 128.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.57% -0.0241 0.0298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.57% 0.038 129) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7866, 54.9291, 48.0684) |
| Luminance | 0.5493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 8.58
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 8.85
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 10.57
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 10.60
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 10.84
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 11.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC8AE #BBAEC8
analogous
#C8C8AE #BBC8AE #AEC8AE
triadic
#BBC8AE #AEBBC8 #C8AEBB
tetradic
#BBC8AE #AEC8C8 #BBAEC8 #C8AEAE
square
#BBC8AE #AEC8C8 #BBAEC8 #C8AEAE
split-complementary
#BBC8AE #AEAEC8 #C8AEC8
monochromatic
#7E9666 #9CAF8A #BBC8AE #DAE1D2 #F0F3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BBC8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#BBC8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC8AE
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC8AE | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC4AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9C3AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCC5C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 200, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.038 129.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd8c6',
500: '#bbc8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc8ae; $custom-light: #cfd8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 200,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 90,
"s": 19.118,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81565,
"c": 0.03838,
"h": 129
},
"luminance": 0.54929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC8AE
secondary
#8D7E9C
accent
#489D73
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF9
border
#D4D4D2
text
#131413
muted
#838382