#BBCB99#BBCB99
#BBCB99 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.070 H 122.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBCB99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 203, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 0%, 24.6%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.37, -14.03, 23.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.37, 27.10, 121.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.72% -0.0372 0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.72% 0.07 122.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5986, 55.5765, 38.3506) |
| Luminance | 0.5558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.25
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.52
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 7.08
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.14
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 7.35
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBCB99 #A999CB
analogous
#CBC299 #BBCB99 #A2CB99
triadic
#BBCB99 #99BBCB #CB99BB
tetradic
#BBCB99 #99CBC2 #A999CB #CB99A2
square
#BBCB99 #99CBC2 #A999CB #CB99A2
split-complementary
#BBCB99 #99A2CB #C299CB
monochromatic
#829B4F #A0B670 #BBCB99 #D6E0C2 #F1F4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#BBCB99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#BBCB99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBCB99
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBCB99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBCB99 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C596
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC59B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFC6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbcb99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 203, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.070 122.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfdab7',
500: '#bbcb99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbcb99; $custom-light: #cfdab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbcb99",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 203,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.2,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81717,
"c": 0.06958,
"h": 122.3
},
"luminance": 0.55577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBCB99
secondary
#7A68A0
accent
#3AAB5E
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381