#BAB03A#BAB03A
#BAB03A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.136 H 104.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB03A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 176, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 68.8%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.73, -10.27, 58.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.73, 59.76, 99.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.41% -0.0339 0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.41% 0.136 104.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5402, 41.7967, 10.1450) |
| Luminance | 0.4179 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.13
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.16
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.12
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.30
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.40
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB03A #3A44BA
analogous
#BA703A #BAB03A #84BA3A
triadic
#BAB03A #3ABAB0 #B03ABA
tetradic
#BAB03A #3ABA70 #3A44BA #BA3A84
square
#BAB03A #3ABA70 #3A44BA #BA3A84
split-complementary
#BAB03A #3A84BA #703ABA
monochromatic
#5D581D #8B842B #BAB03A #CEC663 #DDD792
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BAB03A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#BAB03A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB03A
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB03A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB03A | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAA29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B042
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A498
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab03a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 176, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.136 104.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c777',
500: '#bab03a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab03a; $custom-light: #d2c777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab03a",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 176,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.313,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74415,
"c": 0.1359,
"h": 104.4
},
"luminance": 0.41795
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB03A
secondary
#888DC8
accent
#57DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B