#BAAB38#BAAB38
#BAAB38 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.133 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAAB38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 171, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 69.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, -7.77, 58.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 58.80, 97.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.32% -0.027 0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.32% 0.133 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5280, 39.8520, 9.5614) |
| Luminance | 0.3985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.56
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.92
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.01
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.34
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.67
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAAB38 #3847BA
analogous
#BA6A38 #BAAB38 #88BA38
triadic
#BAAB38 #38BAAB #AB38BA
tetradic
#BAAB38 #38BA6A #3847BA #BA3888
square
#BAAB38 #38BA6A #3847BA #BA3888
split-complementary
#BAAB38 #3888BA #6A38BA
monochromatic
#5C551C #8B802A #BAAB38 #CFC260 #DDD48F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BAAB38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#BAAB38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAAB38
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAAB38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAAB38 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA627
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89F94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baab38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 171, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.133 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c376',
500: '#baab38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baab38; $custom-light: #d2c376; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baab38",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 171,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.077,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73324,
"c": 0.1328,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.3985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAAB38
secondary
#868DC8
accent
#5CDD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B