#BAA44C#BAA44C
#BAA44C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.111 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA44C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 164, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 59.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.66, -2.80, 47.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.66, 47.79, 93.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.03% -0.0105 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.03% 0.111 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8311, 37.5134, 12.2422) |
| Luminance | 0.3751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.65
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.77
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.46
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.49
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.52
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA44C #4C62BA
analogous
#BA6D4C #BAA44C #99BA4C
triadic
#BAA44C #4CBAA4 #A44CBA
tetradic
#BAA44C #4CBA6D #4C62BA #BA4C99
square
#BAA44C #4CBA6D #4C62BA #BA4C99
split-complementary
#BAA44C #4C99BA #6D4CBA
monochromatic
#655827 #917F38 #BAA44C #CBBA78 #DCD1A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BAA44C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#BAA44C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA44C
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA44C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA44C | 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)
#B3A143
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A850
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa44c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 164, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.111 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1be81',
500: '#baa44c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa44c; $custom-light: #d1be81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa44c",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 164,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72029,
"c": 0.11112,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.37512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA44C
secondary
#99A2C9
accent
#6DD454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120A
muted
#83817C