HEX atlas value

#BBAC58

#BBAC58 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 172, 88, HSL 51, 42%, 54%, has luminance 0.4077, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#BBAC58 Sample readable text

HEX #BBAC58

RGB rgb(187, 172, 88)

HSL hsl(51 42% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 53, 27)

Luminance 0.4077

Contrast Black 9.15:1White 2.29:1

CSS

--color-bbac58: #BBAC58;
.background-bbac58 { background-color: #BBAC58; }
.text-bbac58 { color: #BBAC58; }

Luminance0.4077

Black text9.15:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BBAC58","rgb":[187,172,88],"hsl":[51,42,54],"cmyk":[0,8,53,27],"luminance":0.4077,"contrast":{"black":9.15,"white":2.29}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6CD9A","hex":"#D6CD9A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D5BE3F","hex":"#D5BE3F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.27,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#98BB58","hex":"#98BB58","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.58,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bbac58.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5867BB","analogous":["#BB7B58","#98BB58"],"triadic":["#58BBAC","#AC58BB"],"tetradic":["#58BB7B","#5867BB","#BB5898"],"splitComplementary":["#5898BB","#7B58BB"],"monochromatic":["#D6CD9A","#BBAC58","#827735"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6CD9A","dark":"#827735","saturated":"#D5BE3F","desaturated":"#A19A72","pastel":"#D8D4BB","neon":"#FFE23D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":23.57965224510319},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":23.57965224510319},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":26.627053911388696},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":26.851443164195103}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBAC58

#BBAC58 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #BBAC58 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 187, 172, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 42% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4077, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.15:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBAC58 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6CD9A#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D6CD9A

#D5BE3F#000000 text · best 11.27:1#D5BE3F

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

#98BB58#000000 text · best 9.58:1#98BB58

Generated Palette

#BBAC58#BBAC58

#5867BB#5867BB

#BB7B58#BB7B58

#98BB58#98BB58

#D6CD9A#D6CD9A

#827735#827735

Color Harmonies

#5867BB#5867BB

#BB7B58#BB7B58

#98BB58#98BB58

#58BBAC#58BBAC

#AC58BB#AC58BB

Variants

#D6CD9A#D6CD9A

#827735#827735

#D5BE3F#D5BE3F

#A19A72#A19A72

#D8D4BB#D8D4BB

#FFE23D#FFE23D

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Bamboo#C7B56E

Camel#C19A6B

#BBAC58

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBAC58

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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