#BAB24E#BAB24E
#BAB24E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.122 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB24E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 178, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 58.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.44, -10.03, 51.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.44, 52.02, 101.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.03% -0.031 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.03% 0.122 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5465, 42.8312, 13.4957) |
| Luminance | 0.4283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.17
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.16
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.29
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.35
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.56
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB24E #4E56BA
analogous
#BA7C4E #BAB24E #8CBA4E
triadic
#BAB24E #4EBAB2 #B24EBA
tetradic
#BAB24E #4EBA7C #4E56BA #BA4E8C
square
#BAB24E #4EBA7C #4E56BA #BA4E8C
split-complementary
#BAB24E #4E8CBA #7C4EBA
monochromatic
#666128 #928B39 #BAB24E #CBC57A #DCD8A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BAB24E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#BAB24E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB24E
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB24E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB24E | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AC43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B153
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A79C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab24e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 178, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.122 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c883',
500: '#bab24e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab24e; $custom-light: #d1c883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab24e",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 178,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.556,
"s": 43.902,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75034,
"c": 0.122,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.4283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB24E
secondary
#9A9ECA
accent
#5ED454
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8EF
border
#D3D1CA
text
#14130B
muted
#83827C