#BAAF3E#BAAF3E
#BAAF3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.132 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAAF3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 175, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 66.7%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.49, -9.53, 57.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.49, 57.80, 99.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% -0.0314 0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.132 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4506, 41.4483, 10.6368) |
| Luminance | 0.4145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.35
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.70
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.36
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.58
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.61
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAAF3E #3E49BA
analogous
#BA713E #BAAF3E #87BA3E
triadic
#BAAF3E #3EBAAF #AF3EBA
tetradic
#BAAF3E #3EBA71 #3E49BA #BA3E87
square
#BAAF3E #3EBA71 #3E49BA #BA3E87
split-complementary
#BAAF3E #3E87BA #713EBA
monochromatic
#5E591F #8C842F #BAAF3E #CDC468 #DCD696
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BAAF3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#BAAF3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAAF3E
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAAF3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAAF3E | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA92F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baaf3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 175, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.132 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c679',
500: '#baaf3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baaf3e; $custom-light: #d2c679; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baaf3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 175,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.677,
"s": 50,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74232,
"c": 0.13213,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.41447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAAF3E
secondary
#8C91C8
accent
#5BDA4E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#141309
muted
#83827B