#BBCA3A#BBCA3A
#BBCA3A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.162 H 115.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCA3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 202, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 0%, 71.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.94, -22.94, 66.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.94, 69.89, 109.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.2% -0.0694 0.1467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.2% 0.162 115.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3789, 53.1120, 12.0213) |
| Luminance | 0.5311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 2.92
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.01
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.02
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.21
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.29
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCA3A #493ACA
analogous
#CA913A #BBCA3A #73CA3A
triadic
#BBCA3A #3ABBCA #CA3ABB
tetradic
#BBCA3A #3ACA91 #493ACA #CA3A73
square
#BBCA3A #3ACA91 #493ACA #CA3A73
split-complementary
#BBCA3A #3A73CA #913ACA
monochromatic
#646C1D #919D2A #BBCA3A #CCD76A #DCE49A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#BBCA3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.62
#BBCA3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCA3A
11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCA3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCA3A | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C020
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C246
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7BEAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbca3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 202, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.162 115.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3da7a',
500: '#bbca3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbca3a; $custom-light: #d3da7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbca3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 202,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.25,
"s": 57.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80197,
"c": 0.16227,
"h": 115.3
},
"luminance": 0.53111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCA3A
secondary
#393276
accent
#47E157
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#15140A
muted
#84837D