#BBC979#BBC979
#BBC979 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.105 H 116.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 201, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 40%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 39.8%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.30, -17.24, 38.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.30, 42.05, 114.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.69% -0.0475 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.69% 0.105 116.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8316, 53.7189, 26.0925) |
| Luminance | 0.5372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 0.52
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 1.83
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.12
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.27
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 3.69
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC979 #8779C9
analogous
#C9AF79 #BBC979 #93C979
triadic
#BBC979 #79BBC9 #C979BB
tetradic
#BBC979 #79C9AF #8779C9 #C97993
square
#BBC979 #79C9AF #8779C9 #C97993
split-complementary
#BBC979 #7993C9 #AF79C9
monochromatic
#7F8E39 #A5B74D #BBC979 #D1DBA5 #E7ECD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#BBC979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.74
#BBC979 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC979
11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC979 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.74 | 11.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C173
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C27D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3C1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 201, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.105 116.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d9a1',
500: '#bbc979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc979; $custom-light: #d0d9a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc979",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 201,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 70.5,
"s": 42.553,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80686,
"c": 0.10496,
"h": 116.9
},
"luminance": 0.53719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC979
secondary
#5D5195
accent
#30B647
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFBF5
border
#D4D4CF
text
#14140F
muted
#838380