#BAC040#BAC040
#BAC040 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.148 H 112.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAC040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 192, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 66.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.15, -18.09, 60.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.15, 63.61, 106.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.95% -0.0553 0.1371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.95% 0.148 112) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0259, 48.5095, 12.1043) |
| Luminance | 0.4851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.66
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.68
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.76
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.45
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.47
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAC040 #4640C0
analogous
#C08640 #BAC040 #7AC040
triadic
#BAC040 #40BAC0 #C040BA
tetradic
#BAC040 #40C086 #4640C0 #C0407A
square
#BAC040 #40C086 #4640C0 #C0407A
split-complementary
#BAC040 #407AC0 #8640C0
monochromatic
#616421 #8E9230 #BAC040 #CBCF6E #DBDE9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#BAC040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#BAC040 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAC040
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAC040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAC040 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB72D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B5A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bac040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 192, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.148 112.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d27c',
500: '#bac040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bac040; $custom-light: #d2d27c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bac040",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 192,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.813,
"s": 50.394,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77951,
"c": 0.14779,
"h": 112
},
"luminance": 0.48509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAC040
secondary
#9491CB
accent
#4EDA54
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF9EE
border
#D3D2C9
text
#14140A
muted
#83827C