#BA9D43#BA9D43
#BA9D43 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.114 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA9D43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 157, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 64%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, 0.33, 49.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 49.76, 89.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.47% -0.0026 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.47% 0.114 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3214, 34.9601, 10.3020) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.70
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.85
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.92
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.28
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.37
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA9D43 #4360BA
analogous
#BA6143 #BA9D43 #9CBA43
triadic
#BA9D43 #43BA9D #9D43BA
tetradic
#BA9D43 #43BA61 #4360BA #BA439C
square
#BA9D43 #43BA61 #4360BA #BA439C
split-complementary
#BA9D43 #439CBA #6143BA
monochromatic
#605123 #8D7733 #BA9D43 #CBB56F #DBCC9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BA9D43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BA9D43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA9D43
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA9D43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA9D43 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9B39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A347
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8918A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba9d43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 157, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.114 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b97b',
500: '#ba9d43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba9d43; $custom-light: #d2b97b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba9d43",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 157,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.378,
"s": 47.036,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70466,
"c": 0.1138,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.34958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA9D43
secondary
#919EC8
accent
#72D751
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#141109
muted
#83807B