#BAA44A#BAA44A
#BAA44A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.113 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA44A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 164, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 60.2%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.64, -2.95, 48.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.64, 48.72, 93.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.01% -0.0112 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.01% 0.113 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7626, 37.4861, 11.8817) |
| Luminance | 0.3748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.93
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.24
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.32
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.64
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA44A #4A60BA
analogous
#BA6C4A #BAA44A #98BA4A
triadic
#BAA44A #4ABAA4 #A44ABA
tetradic
#BAA44A #4ABA6C #4A60BA #BA4A98
square
#BAA44A #4ABA6C #4A60BA #BA4A98
split-complementary
#BAA44A #4A98BA #6C4ABA
monochromatic
#645826 #907E37 #BAA44A #CBBA76 #DCD1A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BAA44A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#BAA44A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA44A
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA44A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA44A | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A141
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A84E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa44a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 164, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.113 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1be80',
500: '#baa44a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa44a; $custom-light: #d1be80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa44a",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 164,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.214,
"s": 44.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72007,
"c": 0.11289,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.37484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA44A
secondary
#97A1C9
accent
#6DD553
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#83817C