#BAB04C#BAB04C
#BAB04C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.122 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB04C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 176, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 59.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.88, -9.13, 51.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.88, 52.14, 100.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.58% -0.0287 0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.58% 0.122 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0808, 42.0129, 12.9921) |
| Luminance | 0.4201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.50
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.93
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.13
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.23
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.43
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB04C #4C56BA
analogous
#BA794C #BAB04C #8DBA4C
triadic
#BAB04C #4CBAB0 #B04CBA
tetradic
#BAB04C #4CBA79 #4C56BA #BA4C8D
square
#BAB04C #4CBA79 #4C56BA #BA4C8D
split-complementary
#BAB04C #4C8DBA #794CBA
monochromatic
#655F27 #918938 #BAB04C #CBC378 #DCD7A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BAB04C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#BAB04C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB04C
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB04C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB04C | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAB41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B051
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A59A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab04c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 176, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.122 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c782',
500: '#bab04c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab04c; $custom-light: #d1c782; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab04c",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 176,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74582,
"c": 0.12178,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.42012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB04C
secondary
#999DC9
accent
#5FD454
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8EF
border
#D3D1CA
text
#14130B
muted
#83827C