#BAB045#BAB045
#BAB045 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.128 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB045 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 176, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 62.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.82, -9.62, 54.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.82, 55.23, 100.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.51% -0.0308 0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.51% 0.128 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8506, 41.9208, 11.7795) |
| Luminance | 0.4192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.16
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.29
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.32
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.85
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.92
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB045 #454FBA
analogous
#BA7645 #BAB045 #89BA45
triadic
#BAB045 #45BAB0 #B045BA
tetradic
#BAB045 #45BA76 #454FBA #BA4589
square
#BAB045 #45BA76 #454FBA #BA4589
split-complementary
#BAB045 #4589BA #7645BA
monochromatic
#615C24 #8D8634 #BAB045 #CBC372 #DBD69E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BAB045 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#BAB045 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB045
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB045 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB045 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAA38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B04B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A599
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab045; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 176, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.128 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c77d',
500: '#bab045',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab045; $custom-light: #d2c77d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab045",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 176,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.872,
"s": 45.882,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74511,
"c": 0.12767,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.41919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB045
secondary
#9398C8
accent
#5DD652
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#14130A
muted
#83827C