#BBB341

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#bbb341 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(187, 179, 65), HSL(56°, 48%, 49%), CMYK(0%, 4%, 65%, 27%). Closest named color: darkkhaki. Contrast is 2.18:1 on white and 9.64:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bbb341
RGBrgb(187 179 65)
RGB (legacy)rgb(187, 179, 65)
RGB %rgb(73% 70% 25%)
HSLhsl(56 48% 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56, 65%, 73%)
HWBhwb(56 25% 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 65%, 27%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(72.02 -7.17 56.76)
LCHlch(72.02 57.21 97.2)
OKLaboklab(0.7521 -0.0353 0.1289)
OKLCHoklch(0.7521 0.1336 105.3)
Decimal12301121

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colordarkkhaki ΔE 3.9
Closest web-safe color#cccc33
Hue56°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)48% / 65%
Lightness (HSL)49%
Brightness or Value (HSV)73%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)66% / 68%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4319
Red / Green / Blue187 / 179 / 65

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.18:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
9.64:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 42.8 / -59.4 · As background with white / black text: Lc -47.5 / 61.2

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bbb341;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(75.21% 0.1336 105.3);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(187 179 65 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bbb341] text-[#bbb341] border-[#bbb341]">