#BBAC7DNettle (#BBAC7D) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.066. 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 | #BBAC7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 172, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 31%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 33%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 33%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.6 -1.7 26.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.746 0.066 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nettle shifts subtly: leans 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.
#c1a773 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c1ac7a — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bbac7d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bbad7f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Nettle 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 2.26:1 and against black 9.31:1, 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.
#fef2ca · #d7c99d · #bbac7d · #897c53 · #645834 · #413717
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.
#cadab0 · #c3c391 · #bbac7d · #b39569 · #a57f60 · #946b5a
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.
#bbac7d · #809480 · #7d6f44 · #395f39 · #44380f · #142614
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.
#d5cfbf · #bbac7d · #938b6f · #4d5885 · #362f18 · #191507
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff1f9 · #bbac7d · #949187 · #55575c · #27241a · #010102
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.
#f7f2e0 · #bbac7d · #52492b · #362c0b · #120b00 · #e3c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cedbb7 · #bbac7d · #527cb4 · #7f5747 · #2c3456 · #081317
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf1ff · #bbac7d · #7196b3 · #5f4d7a · #002640 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fb · #bbac7d · #649ba7 · #70476a · #351631 · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f3 · #bbac7d · #669d94 · #495481 · #3c1421 · #010109
#C5B88F · #CFC4A0 · #DAD0B2 · #E4DCC4 · #EFE9D6
#9A8C62 · #7A6E49 · #5C5130 · #3F3619 · #241D04
#B8AC88 · #B5AC92 · #B2AC9C
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.