#BAB14C#BAB14C
#BAB14C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.123 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB14C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 177, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 59.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.15, -9.65, 51.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.15, 52.53, 100.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.8% -0.0301 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.8% 0.123 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2776, 42.4065, 13.0577) |
| Luminance | 0.4240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.44
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.00
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.02
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.36
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.40
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB14C #4C55BA
analogous
#BA7A4C #BAB14C #8CBA4C
triadic
#BAB14C #4CBAB1 #B14CBA
tetradic
#BAB14C #4CBA7A #4C55BA #BA4C8C
square
#BAB14C #4CBA7A #4C55BA #BA4C8C
split-complementary
#BAB14C #4C8CBA #7A4CBA
monochromatic
#656027 #918A38 #BAB14C #CBC478 #DCD7A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BAB14C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#BAB14C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB14C
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB14C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB14C | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAB41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B051
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab14c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 177, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.123 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c882',
500: '#bab14c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab14c; $custom-light: #d1c882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab14c",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 177,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.091,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74797,
"c": 0.12276,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.42405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB14C
secondary
#999DC9
accent
#5ED454
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8EF
border
#D3D1CA
text
#14130B
muted
#83827C