#BAB54D#BAB54D
#BAB54D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.126 H 106.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB54D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 181, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 58.6%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.24, -11.65, 52.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.24, 53.67, 102.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.67% -0.0357 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.67% 0.126 106.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1143, 44.0239, 13.5095) |
| Luminance | 0.4402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.39
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.87
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.13
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.34
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 6.59
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB54D #4D52BA
analogous
#BA7F4D #BAB54D #89BA4D
triadic
#BAB54D #4DBAB5 #B54DBA
tetradic
#BAB54D #4DBA7F #4D52BA #BA4D89
square
#BAB54D #4DBA7F #4D52BA #BA4D89
split-complementary
#BAB54D #4D89BA #7F4DBA
monochromatic
#656227 #918D38 #BAB54D #CBC779 #DCDAA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#BAB54D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#BAB54D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB54D
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB54D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB54D | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3AF42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B353
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6AA9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab54d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 181, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.126 106.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ca83',
500: '#bab54d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab54d; $custom-light: #d1ca83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab54d",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 181,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.248,
"s": 44.13,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7567,
"c": 0.12593,
"h": 106.5
},
"luminance": 0.44023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB54D
secondary
#999CC9
accent
#5AD454
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8EF
border
#D3D1CA
text
#14130B
muted
#83827C