#BAB832#BAB832
#BAB832 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.149 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB832 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 184, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 73.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, -14.78, 63.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 65.59, 103.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.1% -0.0474 0.1408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.1% 0.149 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9673, 44.9516, 9.6935) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.14
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.46
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.00
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.05
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.10
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB832 #3234BA
analogous
#BA7432 #BAB832 #78BA32
triadic
#BAB832 #32BAB8 #B832BA
tetradic
#BAB832 #32BA74 #3234BA #BA3278
square
#BAB832 #32BA74 #3234BA #BA3278
split-complementary
#BAB832 #3278BA #7432BA
monochromatic
#5A5918 #8A8825 #BAB832 #D2D057 #DFDE88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#BAB832 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#BAB832 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB832
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB832 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB832 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B017
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B53C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7AC9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab832; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 184, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.149 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2cd74',
500: '#bab832',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab832; $custom-light: #d2cd74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab832",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 184,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.118,
"s": 57.627,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76096,
"c": 0.14859,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.4495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB832
secondary
#7F80C9
accent
#49E147
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B