#BAAE47#BAAE47
#BAAE47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.124 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAAE47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 174, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 62%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 61.8%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.29, -8.44, 52.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.29, 53.61, 99.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.1% -0.0273 0.1211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.1% 0.124 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5244, 41.1675, 11.9822) |
| Luminance | 0.4117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.23
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.24
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.84
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.12
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.16
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAAE47 #4753BA
analogous
#BA7447 #BAAE47 #8DBA47
triadic
#BAAE47 #47BAAE #AE47BA
tetradic
#BAAE47 #47BA74 #4753BA #BA478D
square
#BAAE47 #47BA74 #4753BA #BA478D
split-complementary
#BAAE47 #478DBA #7447BA
monochromatic
#625C25 #8E8535 #BAAE47 #CBC274 #DBD5A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BAAE47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#BAAE47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAAE47
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAAE47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAAE47 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA93B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baae47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 174, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.124 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c57f',
500: '#baae47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baae47; $custom-light: #d2c57f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baae47",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 174,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.739,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74101,
"c": 0.12414,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.41166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAAE47
secondary
#959AC8
accent
#60D553
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#14120A
muted
#83817C