#BAE072#BAE072
#BAE072 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.144 H 125.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAE072 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 224, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 64%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(81, 49%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 0%, 49.1%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.47, -29.57, 49.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.47, 57.59, 120.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.58% -0.0827 0.1179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.58% 0.144 125.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9426, 64.9649, 25.8247) |
| Luminance | 0.6496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.42
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 6.11
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 6.23
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 6.57
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.69
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAE072 #9872E0
analogous
#E0CF72 #BAE072 #83E072
triadic
#BAE072 #72BAE0 #E072BA
tetradic
#BAE072 #72E0CF #9872E0 #E07283
square
#BAE072 #72E0CF #9872E0 #E07283
split-complementary
#BAE072 #7283E0 #CF72E0
monochromatic
#81B127 #A1D540 #BAE072 #D3EBA4 #EBF6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#BAE072 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#BAE072 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAE072
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAE072 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAE072 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD468
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D278
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0D7C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bae072; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 224, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.144 125.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1e99d',
500: '#bae072',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bae072; $custom-light: #d1e99d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bae072",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 224,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 80.727,
"s": 63.953,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85584,
"c": 0.14406,
"h": 125.1
},
"luminance": 0.64965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAE072
secondary
#6A44B2
accent
#1ACC57
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFDF5
border
#D4D5CF
text
#14160E
muted
#83847F