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#BAC408 Color

#BAC408 is rgb(186, 196, 8) in RGB, hsl(63, 92%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 96%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAC408
HEX#BAC408
RGBrgb(186, 196, 8)
HSLhsl(63, 92%, 40%)
HSVhsv(63, 96%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 96%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.175 113.4)
LABlab(76.38% -17.08 74.81)
LCHlch(76.38% 76.74 102.86)

What #BAC408 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAC408, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BAC408 Channel Values

How #BAC408 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 196 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 92% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 96% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAC408 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAC408

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAC408; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BAC408

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAC408.

How #BAC408 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BAC408
Protanopia#C2C209
Protanomaly#BFC309
Deuteranopia#C1C10D
Deuteranomaly#BEC20B
Tritanopia#C5B9B9
Tritanomaly#C1BD93
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAC408 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bac408: #BAC408;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAC408;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bac408': '#BAC408' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.769, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_bac408">#BAC408</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAC408"

More Yellow Colors

#BAC408 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAC408 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAC408?

#BAC408 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(186, 196, 8) in RGB and hsl(63, 92%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #BAC408?

#BAC408 is rgb(186, 196, 8) — red 186, green 196, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAC408?

#BAC408 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 96%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAC408 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAC408 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAC408 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAC408 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.47, which is visibly different.

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