#BAA45F#BAA45F
#BAA45F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.093 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 164, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 49%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 48.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.89, -1.19, 38.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.89, 38.56, 91.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% -0.0036 0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.093 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5919, 37.8178, 16.2490) |
| Luminance | 0.3782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.75
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.12
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.52
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.19
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.35
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA45F #5F75BA
analogous
#BA775F #BAA45F #A2BA5F
triadic
#BAA45F #5FBAA4 #A45FBA
tetradic
#BAA45F #5FBA77 #5F75BA #BA5FA2
square
#BAA45F #5FBA77 #5F75BA #BA5FA2
split-complementary
#BAA45F #5FA2BA #775FBA
monochromatic
#6F6030 #9A8442 #BAA45F #CCBC8A #DFD5B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BAA45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#BAA45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA45F
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA45F | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A259
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A862
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 164, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.093 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1be8e',
500: '#baa45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa45f; $custom-light: #d1be8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 164,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.495,
"s": 39.738,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72281,
"c": 0.09254,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.37816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA45F
secondary
#A7B1CD
accent
#75D058
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D