#BAAA61#BAAA61
#BAAA61 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.096 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAAA61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 170, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 39%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 47.8%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.51, -4.20, 39.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.51, 39.74, 96.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.57% -0.0121 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.57% 0.096 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7832, 40.0530, 17.1004) |
| Luminance | 0.4005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.24
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.37
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.65
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.87
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.42
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAAA61 #6171BA
analogous
#BA7D61 #BAAA61 #9EBA61
triadic
#BAAA61 #61BAAA #AA61BA
tetradic
#BAAA61 #61BA7D #6171BA #BA619E
square
#BAAA61 #61BA7D #6171BA #BA619E
split-complementary
#BAAA61 #619EBA #7D61BA
monochromatic
#706431 #9A8B43 #BAAA61 #CDC18C #DFD8B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BAAA61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#BAAA61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAAA61
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAAA61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAAA61 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A75B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baaa61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 170, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.096 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c38f',
500: '#baaa61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baaa61; $custom-light: #d0c38f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baaa61",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 170,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.213,
"s": 39.207,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73571,
"c": 0.09555,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.40052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAAA61
secondary
#A9B0CE
accent
#6ECF59
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D