HEX atlas value

#BBC775

#BBC775 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 199, 117, HSL 69, 42%, 62%, has luminance 0.527, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#BBC775 Sample readable text

HEX #BBC775

RGB rgb(187, 199, 117)

HSL hsl(69 42% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 41, 22)

Luminance 0.527

Contrast Black 11.54:1White 1.82:1

CSS

--color-bbc775: #BBC775;
.background-bbc775 { background-color: #BBC775; }
.text-bbc775 { color: #BBC775; }

Luminance0.527

Black text11.54:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA 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":"#BBC775","rgb":[187,199,117],"hsl":[69,42,62],"cmyk":[6,0,41,22],"luminance":0.527,"contrast":{"black":11.54,"white":1.82}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBE1B7","hex":"#DBE1B7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.47,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CADC60","hex":"#CADC60","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.92,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#92C775","hex":"#92C775","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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"]}]

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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bbc775.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8275C7","analogous":["#C7AA75","#92C775"],"triadic":["#75BBC7","#C775BB"],"tetradic":["#75C7AA","#8275C7","#C77592"],"splitComplementary":["#7592C7","#AA75C7"],"monochromatic":["#DBE1B7","#BBC775","#919F41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBE1B7","dark":"#919F41","saturated":"#CADC60","desaturated":"#ACB18B","pastel":"#E4E7D5","neon":"#E8FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":22.737634001804146},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":28.6705423736629}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBC775

#BBC775 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #BBC775 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 187, 199, and 117, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 42% saturation and 62% 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 0.527, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.54:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBC775 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBE1B7#000000 text · best 15.47:1#DBE1B7

#CADC60#000000 text · best 13.92:1#CADC60

#92C775#000000 text · best 10.65:1#92C775

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

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

Generated Palette

#BBC775#BBC775

#8275C7#8275C7

#C7AA75#C7AA75

#92C775#92C775

#DBE1B7#DBE1B7

#919F41#919F41

Color Harmonies

#8275C7#8275C7

#C7AA75#C7AA75

#92C775#92C775

#75BBC7#75BBC7

#C775BB#C775BB

Variants

#DBE1B7#DBE1B7

#919F41#919F41

#CADC60#CADC60

#ACB18B#ACB18B

#E4E7D5#E4E7D5

#E8FF66#E8FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sandstone#C9AE74

#BBC775

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBC775

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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