#BAB29A#BAB29A
#BAB29A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.034 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB29A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 178, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 17.2%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.64, -1.21, 13.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.64, 13.36, 95.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.37% -0.001 0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.37% 0.034 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0025, 44.6136, 36.9642) |
| Luminance | 0.4461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.59
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.04
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.40
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.56
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.83
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB29A #9AA2BA
analogous
#BAA29A #BAB29A #B2BA9A
triadic
#BAB29A #9ABAB2 #B29ABA
tetradic
#BAB29A #9ABAA2 #9AA2BA #BA9AB2
square
#BAB29A #9ABAA2 #9AA2BA #BA9AB2
split-complementary
#BAB29A #9AB2BA #A29ABA
monochromatic
#817758 #A19676 #BAB29A #D3CEBE #ECE9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#BAB29A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#BAB29A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB29A
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB29A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB29A | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B199
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB39B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0AEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab29a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 178, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.034 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc9b7',
500: '#bab29a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab29a; $custom-light: #cfc9b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab29a",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 178,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 18.824,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76371,
"c": 0.03438,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.44613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB29A
secondary
#D3D5DD
accent
#5E9D48
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#131311
muted
#828280