#BAB73F#BAB73F
#BAB73F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.139 H 107.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB73F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 183, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 66.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.67, -13.60, 58.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.67, 60.40, 103.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.97% -0.0428 0.1324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.97% 0.139 107.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0817, 44.6661, 11.3171) |
| Luminance | 0.4466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.35
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.40
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.83
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.96
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.10
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB73F #3F42BA
analogous
#BA7A3F #BAB73F #80BA3F
triadic
#BAB73F #3FBAB7 #B73FBA
tetradic
#BAB73F #3FBA7A #3F42BA #BA3F80
square
#BAB73F #3FBA7A #3F42BA #BA3F80
split-complementary
#BAB73F #3F80BA #7A3FBA
monochromatic
#5F5D20 #8C8A30 #BAB73F #CCCA6A #DCDA97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#BAB73F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#BAB73F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB73F
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB73F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB73F | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B02E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B447
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7AB9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab73f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 183, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.139 107.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2cc7b',
500: '#bab73f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab73f; $custom-light: #d2cc7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab73f",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 183,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.537,
"s": 49.398,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75973,
"c": 0.13913,
"h": 107.9
},
"luminance": 0.44665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB73F
secondary
#8D8FC8
accent
#52D94F
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#14130A
muted
#83827C