#BBC8AF#BBC8AF
#BBC8AF is a light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.037 H 129.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC8AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 200, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(91, 19%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(91, 13%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 12.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -8.98, 11.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 14.20, 129.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.59% -0.0237 0.0286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.59% 0.037 129.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8844, 54.9683, 48.5837) |
| Luminance | 0.5497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 8.76
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 8.96
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 10.33
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 10.55
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 10.78
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 11.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC8AF #BCAFC8
analogous
#C7C8AF #BBC8AF #AFC8AF
triadic
#BBC8AF #AFBBC8 #C8AFBB
tetradic
#BBC8AF #AFC7C8 #BCAFC8 #C8AFAF
square
#BBC8AF #AFC7C8 #BCAFC8 #C8AFAF
split-complementary
#BBC8AF #AFAFC8 #C8AFC7
monochromatic
#7D9667 #9CAF8B #BBC8AF #DAE1D3 #F0F3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BBC8AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#BBC8AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC8AF
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC8AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC8AF | 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)
#CBC4AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9C3B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCC6C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc8af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 200, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.037 129.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd8c6',
500: '#bbc8af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc8af; $custom-light: #cfd8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc8af",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 200,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 91.2,
"s": 18.519,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8159,
"c": 0.03713,
"h": 129.7
},
"luminance": 0.54968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC8AF
secondary
#8E7F9C
accent
#499D74
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF9
border
#D4D4D2
text
#131413
muted
#838382