#BAE962#BAE962
#BAE962 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.696; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.170 H 125.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAE962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 233, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(81, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.2%, 0%, 57.9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.80, -35.23, 59.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.80, 69.07, 120.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.41% -0.0999 0.1381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.41% 0.17 125.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5933, 69.5982, 22.2686) |
| Luminance | 0.6960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 3.88
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 4.50
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.56
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 4.95
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 5.04
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAE962 #9162E9
analogous
#E9D562 #BAE962 #76E962
triadic
#BAE962 #62BAE9 #E962BA
tetradic
#BAE962 #62E9D5 #9162E9 #E96276
square
#BAE962 #62E9D5 #9162E9 #E96276
split-complementary
#BAE962 #6276E9 #D562E9
monochromatic
#80B71A #A2E12C #BAE962 #D2F198 #E9F8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#BAE962 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.92
#BAE962 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAE962
14.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAE962 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAE962 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.92 | 14.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED96B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1DFCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bae962; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 233, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.170 125.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1f093',
500: '#bae962',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bae962; $custom-light: #d1f093; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bae962",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 233,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 80.889,
"s": 75.419,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87411,
"c": 0.17047,
"h": 125.9
},
"luminance": 0.69599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAE962
secondary
#6438B7
accent
#0ED854
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FBFEF4
border
#D4D6CE
text
#14160D
muted
#83857F