#BAB344#BAB344
#BAB344 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.131 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB344 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 179, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 63.4%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.62, -11.24, 55.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.62, 56.80, 101.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.15% -0.0355 0.1265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.15% 0.131 105.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4145, 43.0979, 11.8156) |
| Luminance | 0.4310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.90
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.40
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.47
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.48
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.83
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB344 #444BBA
analogous
#BA7844 #BAB344 #86BA44
triadic
#BAB344 #44BAB3 #B344BA
tetradic
#BAB344 #44BA78 #444BBA #BA4486
square
#BAB344 #44BA78 #444BBA #BA4486
split-complementary
#BAB344 #4486BA #7844BA
monochromatic
#605D23 #8D8834 #BAB344 #CBC570 #DBD89D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BAB344 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#BAB344 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB344
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB344 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB344 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AD36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B24B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A89C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab344; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 179, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.131 105.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c97d',
500: '#bab344',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab344; $custom-light: #d2c97d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab344",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 179,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.441,
"s": 46.457,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75149,
"c": 0.13137,
"h": 105.7
},
"luminance": 0.43097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB344
secondary
#9295C8
accent
#5AD652
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#14130A
muted
#83827C