#BBAA88Bangalore (#BBAA88) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 84°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.051. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BBAA88 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 170, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 27%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 27%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.2 0.8 19.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.744 0.051 84) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bangalore shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c1a57e — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#c1aa85 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#bbaa88 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bbab8a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bangalore in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.28:1 and against black 9.22:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d3 · #d7c7a8 · #bbaa88 · #8a7b5d · #64573e · #413620
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cfd8ac · #c8c18f · #bbaa88 · #b6926a · #a77d63 · #946a5d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bbaa88 · #83937c · #816d43 · #405d32 · #47360e · #172510
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d6cebf · #bbaa88 · #96896e · #415580 · #382d18 · #1a1406
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #bbaa88 · #959086 · #55575c · #28231a · #010103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f1e4 · #bbaa88 · #544a35 · #382d17 · #160c00 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebf2ff · #bbaa88 · #7e90b6 · #425681 · #142242 · #0e0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebf2ff · #bbaa88 · #6c97b0 · #5a4e7c · #00273a · #010006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f9 · #bbaa88 · #639ba1 · #6c486e · #321734 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f1 · #bbaa88 · #699d8e · #425681 · #3a1425 · #000008
#C5B698 · #D0C2A8 · #DACFB9 · #E4DBC9 · #EFE8DA
#9A8B6C · #7A6D52 · #5C5039 · #3F3521 · #241C0B
#B8AA90 · #B5AB98 · #B1AB9F
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.