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#bab40c

a dark, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
186, 180, 12
HSL
58°, 88%, 39%
CMYK
0, 3, 94, 27
Luminance
0.4311

Every format

HEX#bab40c
RGBrgb(186, 180, 12)
HSLhsl(58, 88%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 94%, 27%)
LABlab(71.6 -13.8 72.0)
LCHlch(71.6 73.3 100.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.751 0.159 107.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bab40c;
background-color: #bab40c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bab40c] bg-[#bab40c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bab40c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.729, green: 0.706, blue: 0.047)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bab40c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bab40c on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bab40c on black: 9.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.9%
Green70.6%
Blue4.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta3.2%
Yellow93.5%
Key (black)27.1%

Color previews

#bab40c text on a black background

contrast 9.62:1

Card sample

#bab40c text on a white background

contrast 2.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bab40c;
Background color
Panel with #bab40c background
background-color: #bab40c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bab40c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(186, 180, 12, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(186, 180, 12, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bab40c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bab40c, #4CBA0C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bab40c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bab40c in the Color Lab