#BAD159#BAD159
#BAD159 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.148 H 118.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAD159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 209, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 57%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 57%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 0%, 57.4%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.05, -24.71, 55.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.05, 60.98, 113.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.95% -0.0713 0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.95% 0.148 118.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8540, 56.7616, 18.0424) |
| Luminance | 0.5676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.06
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.60
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 5.66
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 5.67
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.84
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAD159 #7059D1
analogous
#D1AC59 #BAD159 #7ED159
triadic
#BAD159 #59BAD1 #D159BA
tetradic
#BAD159 #59D1AC #7059D1 #D1597E
square
#BAD159 #59D1AC #7059D1 #D1597E
split-complementary
#BAD159 #597ED1 #AC59D1
monochromatic
#768926 #A0B933 #BAD159 #CEDE89 #E2ECB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#BAD159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#BAD159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAD159
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAD159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAD159 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC64C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4C7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bad159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 209, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.148 118.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1df8c',
500: '#bad159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bad159; $custom-light: #d1df8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bad159",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 209,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 71.5,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81945,
"c": 0.14771,
"h": 118.9
},
"luminance": 0.56761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAD159
secondary
#4E3E90
accent
#48E065
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF4
border
#D4D5CE
text
#14150C
muted
#83847F