Colour

#BA8A04

#BA8A04
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BA8A04 is a orange with RGB values 186, 138, 4 and HSL 44°, 96%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BA8A04

RGBrgb(186, 138, 4)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5412, 0.0157

RGB percentages72.9%, 54.1%, 1.6%

HSLhsl(44.2, 95.8%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.2, 97.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 25.8%, 97.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,225,028

CSS custom property--colour: #BA8A04;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#4575FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9E8B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A99713no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CB7B75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 2.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 11.1 Peru · ΔE 21.3 Olive · ΔE 24.5 Orange · ΔE 25.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 2.79, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0434BA

Analogous#BA2F04, #8FBA04

Triadic#04BA8A, #8A04BA

Split complementary#048FBA, #2F04BA

Tetradic#04BA2F, #0434BA, #BA048F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDDF8D

Lighter +30%#FBD15C

Lighter +20%#FAC32A

Lighter +10%#ECAF05

Darker −10%#886503

Darker −20%#564002

Darker −30%#241B01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE8C00

Less saturated −25%#A27F1C

Channel breakdown

R186

G138

Red186 (72.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue4 (1.6%)

Hue44.18°

Saturation (HSL)95.79%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 8A · B 04

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