#BAA73D#BAA73D
#BAA73D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.126 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA73D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 167, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 67.2%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -5.39, 55.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 55.45, 95.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.51% -0.0197 0.1243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.51% 0.126 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9123, 38.4151, 9.9899) |
| Luminance | 0.3841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.48
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.57
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.72
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.12
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.39
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA73D #3D50BA
analogous
#BA683D #BAA73D #8EBA3D
triadic
#BAA73D #3DBAA7 #A73DBA
tetradic
#BAA73D #3DBA68 #3D50BA #BA3D8E
square
#BAA73D #3DBA68 #3D50BA #BA3D8E
split-complementary
#BAA73D #3D8EBA #683DBA
monochromatic
#5E541F #8C7E2E #BAA73D #CDBE67 #DCD195
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BAA73D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#BAA73D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA73D
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA73D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA73D | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A32F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa73d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 167, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.126 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c078',
500: '#baa73d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa73d; $custom-light: #d2c078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa73d",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 167,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.88,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72512,
"c": 0.12588,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.38413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA73D
secondary
#8B94C8
accent
#63DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B