#BABAAA#BABAAA
#BABAAA is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.022 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BABAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 186, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 10%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 9%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 8.6%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.11, -2.85, 8.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.11, 8.60, 109.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.44% -0.0064 0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.44% 0.022 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0634, 48.4594, 45.0020) |
| Luminance | 0.4846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.16
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 6.32
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.56
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.17
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.20
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BABAAA #AAAABA
analogous
#BAB2AA #BABAAA #B2BAAA
triadic
#BABAAA #AABABA #BAAABA
tetradic
#BABAAA #AABAB2 #AAAABA #BAAAB2
square
#BABAAA #AABAB2 #AAAABA #BAAAB2
split-complementary
#BABAAA #AAB2BA #B2AABA
monochromatic
#818169 #9F9F88 #BABAAA #D5D5CC #F1F1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#BABAAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#BABAAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BABAAA
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BABAAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BABAAA | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB8A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB9AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDB8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #babaaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 186, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.022 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cecec3',
500: '#babaaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #babaaa; $custom-light: #cecec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#babaaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 186,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 10.39,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78444,
"c": 0.02214,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.48459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BABAAA
secondary
#DEDEE2
accent
#519451
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F7
border
#D2D2D0
text
#131312
muted
#828281