#BAAF89#BAAF89
#BAAF89 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.053 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAAF89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 175, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 26%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 26.3%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, -2.13, 20.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 21.06, 95.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.35% -0.0036 0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.35% 0.053 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0952, 42.9061, 29.8316) |
| Luminance | 0.4290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.35
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.43
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.54
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.79
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.77
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAAF89 #8994BA
analogous
#BA9689 #BAAF89 #ACBA89
triadic
#BAAF89 #89BAAF #AF89BA
tetradic
#BAAF89 #89BA96 #8994BA #BA89AC
square
#BAAF89 #89BA96 #8994BA #BA89AC
split-complementary
#BAAF89 #89ACBA #9689BA
monochromatic
#7F734A #A39562 #BAAF89 #D1C9B0 #E7E3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BAAF89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#BAAF89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAAF89
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAAF89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAAF89 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7AD87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB18A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baaf89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 175, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.053 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc6ab',
500: '#baaf89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baaf89; $custom-light: #cfc6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baaf89",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 175,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.531,
"s": 26.203,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75352,
"c": 0.05326,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.42905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAAF89
secondary
#C7CBD8
accent
#57A541
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F