#BAAE89#BAAE89
#BAAE89 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.052 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAAE89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 174, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 26%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 26.3%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.23, -1.59, 20.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.23, 20.65, 94.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.14% -0.002 0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.14% 0.052 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9013, 42.5183, 29.7670) |
| Luminance | 0.4252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.83
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.42
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.60
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.61
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.26
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAAE89 #8995BA
analogous
#BA9589 #BAAE89 #ADBA89
triadic
#BAAE89 #89BAAE #AE89BA
tetradic
#BAAE89 #89BA95 #8995BA #BA89AD
square
#BAAE89 #89BA95 #8995BA #BA89AD
split-complementary
#BAAE89 #89ADBA #9589BA
monochromatic
#7F724A #A39362 #BAAE89 #D1C9B0 #E7E3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BAAE89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#BAAE89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAAE89
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAAE89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAAE89 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6AC87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B08A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baae89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 174, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.052 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc6ab',
500: '#baae89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baae89; $custom-light: #cfc6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baae89",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 174,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.306,
"s": 26.203,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75143,
"c": 0.0523,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.42517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAAE89
secondary
#C7CBD8
accent
#59A541
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F