#BABA3A#BABA3A
#BABA3A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.146 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BABA3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 186, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 68.8%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.46, -15.40, 61.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.46, 63.49, 104.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.59% -0.0484 0.1374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.59% 0.146 109.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5737, 45.8635, 10.8228) |
| Luminance | 0.4586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.65
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.00
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.16
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.30
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.43
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BABA3A #3A3ABA
analogous
#BA7A3A #BABA3A #7ABA3A
triadic
#BABA3A #3ABABA #BA3ABA
tetradic
#BABA3A #3ABA7A #3A3ABA #BA3A7A
square
#BABA3A #3ABA7A #3A3ABA #BA3A7A
split-complementary
#BABA3A #3A7ABA #7A3ABA
monochromatic
#5D5D1D #8B8B2B #BABA3A #CECE63 #DDDD92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#BABA3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#BABA3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BABA3A
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BABA3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BABA3A | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB643
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7AEA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baba3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 186, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.146 109.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ce78',
500: '#baba3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baba3a; $custom-light: #d2ce78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baba3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 186,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76588,
"c": 0.14561,
"h": 109.4
},
"luminance": 0.45862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BABA3A
secondary
#8888C8
accent
#4CDC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF9EE
border
#D3D2C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B