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#bbac55 color: Star Fruit Yellow Green

#bbac55 is rgb(187, 172, 85) in RGB and oklch(73.922% 0.10969 99.687) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

73.9%
0.110
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • olive-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #bbac55

#bbac55 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 73.9% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.15:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Star Fruit Yellow Green (#beaa4a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bbac55 mixed with white

  1. bbac55
  2. c2b468
  3. c8bd7a
  4. cfc58b
  5. d5cd9c
  6. dcd6ac
  7. e3debd
  8. eae6cd
  9. f1eede
  10. f8f7ee

Darker: #bbac55 mixed with black

  1. bbac55
  2. a29549
  3. 8a7f3d
  4. 736931
  5. 5c5426
  6. 46401c
  7. 322d11
  8. 1f1b08
  9. 0d0b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bbac55 with less saturation

  1. bbac55
  2. b9ac60
  3. b8ac6a
  4. b6ac73
  5. b4ac7c
  6. b2ac84
  7. b1ac8c
  8. afab94
  9. aeab9c
  10. acaba3

Questions about #bbac55

What color is #bbac55?

#bbac55 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Star Fruit Yellow Green. In RGB it is rgb(187, 172, 85), in HSL hsl(51.18, 42.86%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.922% 0.10969 99.687).

What colors go well with #bbac55?

The complementary color of #bbac55 is #9ca3ef. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d79e59 and #94b86d. The triadic partners are #4abbda and #d98fc1.

Is white or black text more readable on #bbac55?

Black text reads better on #bbac55: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bbac55 a warm or cool color?

#bbac55 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 73.9% and its chroma 0.11.