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#bbc099

a light, soft yellow · warm · closest name: Dark Khaki

RGB
187, 192, 153
HSL
68°, 24%, 68%
CMYK
3, 0, 20, 25
Luminance
0.5056

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bbc099 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bbc099
Hue
68°
yellow
Saturation
24%
soft
Lightness
68%
light
Brightness
75%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5056
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
11.11:1
Closest name
Dark Khaki
ΔE2000 9.4
Where it sits
Hue68° of 360°
Saturation24%
Lightness68%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#bbc099
RGBrgb(187, 192, 153)
HSLhsl(68, 24%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 25%)
LABlab(76.4 -8.4 19.1)
LCHlch(76.4 20.9 113.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.794 0.053 113.6)
Decimal12304537
Display P3color(display-p3 0.733 0.753 0.600)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc099;
background-color: #bbc099;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc099] bg-[#bbc099]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc099;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.753, blue: 0.600)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc099")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBBC099)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(153, 192, 187)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #bbc099 · 11.11:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.89:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.11:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bbc099 as text scores 1.89:1 on white and 11.11:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc099 on white: 1.89:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc099 on black: 11.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C6BC97
deuteranopia · #C6BD9A
tritanopia · #C0BBB5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bbc099 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8F9F6
#F2F3ED
#E3E5D7
#D1D4BA
#bbc099
#A2A974
#90975E
#787E4E
#60653E
#474A30
#2C2F1E
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F8F9F6Darkest = 950 · #2C2F1E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8F9F6;
  --brand-100: #F2F3ED;
  --brand-200: #E3E5D7;
  --brand-300: #D1D4BA;
  --brand-400: #bbc099;
  --brand-500: #A2A974;
  --brand-600: #90975E;
  --brand-700: #787E4E;
  --brand-800: #60653E;
  --brand-900: #474A30;
  --brand-950: #2C2F1E;
  --brand: #bbc099;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bbc099

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F9F6
Tinted page background
Border#DDE0CD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#878E58
Captions on the surface
Accent#4A5082
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4B4F31
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4F5EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212315
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #bbc099

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9E99C0
Analogous left#C0B199
Analogous right#A7C099
Split-complement 1#99A7C0
Split-complement 2#B199C0
Triadic 1#99BBC0
Triadic 2#C099BB
Tetradic#99C0B1

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green75.3%
Blue60.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan2.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow20.3%
Key (black)24.7%

Color previews

#bbc099 text on a black background

contrast 11.11:1

Card sample

#bbc099 text on a white background

contrast 1.89:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc099;
Background color
Panel with #bbc099 background
background-color: #bbc099;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc099;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 192, 153, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 192, 153, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc099;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc099, #A1C099);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc099

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#bbc099 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#bbc099, answered

What color is #bbc099?

#bbc099 is a light soft yellow, closest to Dark Khaki (ΔE2000 9.4). It sits at 68° on the hue wheel with 24% saturation and 68% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #bbc099?

rgb(187, 192, 153) — 187 red, 192 green and 153 blue out of 255, or 73.3% / 75.3% / 60% by channel.

Is #bbc099 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5056 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 11.11:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bbc099?

Black. It scores 11.11:1 against #bbc099, versus 1.89:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bbc099?

#9E99C0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #99A7C0 and #B199C0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bbc099?

For interface work: #F9F9F6 as the surface, #DDE0CD for borders, #878E58 for secondary text, #4A5082 as an accent and #4B4F31 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C0B199 and #A7C099 stays calm, while #9E99C0 is the loudest partner.

What is #bbc099 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 25%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #bbc099 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C0B799; nudged cooler, #ADC297.

Work with #bbc099 in the Color Lab