#BAB54E#BAB54E
#BAB54E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.125 H 106.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB54E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 181, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 58.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.25, -11.58, 51.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.25, 53.23, 102.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.68% -0.0354 0.1199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.68% 0.125 106.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1499, 44.0381, 13.6969) |
| Luminance | 0.4404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.26
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.00
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.25
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.44
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.67
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB54E #4E53BA
analogous
#BA7F4E #BAB54E #89BA4E
triadic
#BAB54E #4EBAB5 #B54EBA
tetradic
#BAB54E #4EBA7F #4E53BA #BA4E89
square
#BAB54E #4EBA7F #4E53BA #BA4E89
split-complementary
#BAB54E #4E89BA #7F4EBA
monochromatic
#666328 #928E39 #BAB54E #CBC77A #DCDAA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#BAB54E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#BAB54E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB54E
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB54E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB54E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3AF43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B354
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6AA9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab54e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 181, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.125 106.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1cb83',
500: '#bab54e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab54e; $custom-light: #d1cb83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab54e",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 181,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.222,
"s": 43.902,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75681,
"c": 0.12506,
"h": 106.4
},
"luminance": 0.44037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB54E
secondary
#9A9CCA
accent
#5AD454
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8EF
border
#D3D1CA
text
#14130B
muted
#83827C