#BAA54E#BAA54E
#BAA54E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.110 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA54E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 165, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 58.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.95, -3.18, 47.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.95, 47.19, 93.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% -0.0114 0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.11 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0814, 37.9010, 12.6740) |
| Luminance | 0.3790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.68
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.74
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.17
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.62
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.79
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA54E #4E63BA
analogous
#BA6F4E #BAA54E #99BA4E
triadic
#BAA54E #4EBAA5 #A54EBA
tetradic
#BAA54E #4EBA6F #4E63BA #BA4E99
square
#BAA54E #4EBA6F #4E63BA #BA4E99
split-complementary
#BAA54E #4E99BA #6F4EBA
monochromatic
#665A28 #928139 #BAA54E #CBBB7A #DCD2A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BAA54E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#BAA54E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA54E
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA54E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA54E | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A245
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A952
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79A92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa54e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 165, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.110 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bf82',
500: '#baa54e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa54e; $custom-light: #d1bf82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa54e",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 165,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.333,
"s": 43.902,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72263,
"c": 0.1101,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.37899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA54E
secondary
#9AA3CA
accent
#6DD454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#83817C