HEX atlas value

#BBAE81

#BBAE81 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Ecru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 174, 129, HSL 47, 30%, 62%, has luminance 0.4242, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#BBAE81 Sample readable text

HEX #BBAE81

RGB rgb(187, 174, 129)

HSL hsl(47 30% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 31, 27)

Luminance 0.4242

Contrast Black 9.48:1White 2.21:1

CSS

--color-bbae81: #BBAE81;
.background-bbae81 { background-color: #BBAE81; }
.text-bbae81 { color: #BBAE81; }

Luminance0.4242

Black text9.48:1AA Pass

White text2.21:1AA 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":"#BBAE81","rgb":[187,174,129],"hsl":[47,30,62],"cmyk":[0,7,31,27],"luminance":0.4242,"contrast":{"black":9.48,"white":2.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBD5BD","hex":"#DBD5BD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.26,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D0BB6C","hex":"#D0BB6C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.01,"contrastWhite":1.91,"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":"#ABBB81","hex":"#ABBB81","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.16,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Ecru 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/bbae81.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#818EBB","analogous":["#BB9281","#ABBB81"],"triadic":["#81BBAF","#AF81BB"],"tetradic":["#81BB92","#818EBB","#BB81AB"],"splitComplementary":["#81ABBB","#9281BB"],"monochromatic":["#DBD5BD","#BBAE81","#92834F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBD5BD","dark":"#92834F","saturated":"#D0BB6C","desaturated":"#A6A296","pastel":"#E3E1D9","neon":"#FFDE66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":8.12403840463596},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":8.12403840463596},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":23.53720459187964}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBAE81

#BBAE81 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #BBAE81 is visually closest to Ecru, a named yellow color with HEX #C2B280.

The RGB channels are 187, 174, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg with 30% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.4242, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.48:1AA Pass

White text2.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBAE81 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBD5BD#000000 text · best 14.26:1#DBD5BD

#D0BB6C#000000 text · best 11.01:1#D0BB6C

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

#ABBB81#000000 text · best 10.16:1#ABBB81

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Generated Palette

#BBAE81#BBAE81

#818EBB#818EBB

#BB9281#BB9281

#ABBB81#ABBB81

#DBD5BD#DBD5BD

#92834F#92834F

Color Harmonies

#818EBB#818EBB

#BB9281#BB9281

#ABBB81#ABBB81

#81BBAF#81BBAF

#AF81BB#AF81BB

Variants

#DBD5BD#DBD5BD

#92834F#92834F

#D0BB6C#D0BB6C

#A6A296#A6A296

#E3E1D9#E3E1D9

#FFDE66#FFDE66

Nearest Named Colors

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Sandstone#C9AE74

Bamboo#C7B56E

#BBAE81

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBAE81

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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