#BAAA3F#BAAA3F
#BAAA3F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.127 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAAA3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 170, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 66.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.15, -6.85, 55.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.15, 55.62, 97.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.17% -0.0237 0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.17% 0.127 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5231, 39.5490, 10.4642) |
| Luminance | 0.3955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.35
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.53
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.89
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.95
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.13
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAAA3F #3F4FBA
analogous
#BA6D3F #BAAA3F #8DBA3F
triadic
#BAAA3F #3FBAAA #AA3FBA
tetradic
#BAAA3F #3FBA6D #3F4FBA #BA3F8D
square
#BAAA3F #3FBA6D #3F4FBA #BA3F8D
split-complementary
#BAAA3F #3F8DBA #6D3FBA
monochromatic
#5F5620 #8C8030 #BAAA3F #CCC06A #DCD397
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BAAA3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#BAAA3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAAA3F
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAAA3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAAA3F | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A531
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baaa3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 170, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.127 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c379',
500: '#baaa3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baaa3f; $custom-light: #d2c379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baaa3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 170,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.195,
"s": 49.398,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73169,
"c": 0.12691,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.39547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAAA3F
secondary
#8D95C8
accent
#61D94F
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#83817B