HEX atlas value

#BBBCA9

#BBBCA9 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 188, 169, HSL 63, 12%, 70%, has luminance 0.494, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#BBBCA9 Sample readable text

HEX #BBBCA9

RGB rgb(187, 188, 169)

HSL hsl(63 12% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 10, 26)

Luminance 0.494

Contrast Black 10.88:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-bbbca9: #BBBCA9;
.background-bbbca9 { background-color: #BBBCA9; }
.text-bbbca9 { color: #BBBCA9; }

Luminance0.494

Black text10.88:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA 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":"#BBBCA9","rgb":[187,188,169],"hsl":[63,12,70],"cmyk":[1,0,10,26],"luminance":0.494,"contrast":{"black":10.88,"white":1.93}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4E4DD","hex":"#E4E4DD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CACD98","hex":"#CACD98","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Pumice adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bbbca9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AAA9BC","analogous":["#BCB3A9","#B2BCA9"],"triadic":["#A9BBBC","#BCA9BB"],"tetradic":["#A9BCB3","#AAA9BC","#BCA9B2"],"splitComplementary":["#A9B2BC","#B3A9BC"],"monochromatic":["#E4E4DD","#BBBCA9","#929376"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4E4DD","dark":"#929376","saturated":"#CACD98","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F2F2F2","neon":"#F9FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":11.74734012447073},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":15.132745950421556},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":21.72556098240043},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":23.874672772626646},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":24.269322199023193}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBBCA9

#BBBCA9 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #BBBCA9 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 187, 188, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 12% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.494, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.88:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBBCA9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4E4DD#000000 text · best 16.44:1#E4E4DD

#CACD98#000000 text · best 12.7:1#CACD98

Silver#000000 text · best 11.54:1#C0C0C0

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#000000 text · best 10.93:1#B2BEB5

Generated Palette

#BBBCA9#BBBCA9

#AAA9BC#AAA9BC

#BCB3A9#BCB3A9

#B2BCA9#B2BCA9

#E4E4DD#E4E4DD

#929376#929376

Color Harmonies

#AAA9BC#AAA9BC

#BCB3A9#BCB3A9

#B2BCA9#B2BCA9

#A9BBBC#A9BBBC

#BCA9BB#BCA9BB

Variants

#E4E4DD#E4E4DD

#929376#929376

#CACD98#CACD98

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F2F2F2#F2F2F2

#F9FF8F#F9FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Silver#C0C0C0

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

#BBBCA9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBBCA9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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