Colour
#BA9706
- #BA9706
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BA9706 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 151, 6 and HSL 48°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BA9706#BA9706
HEX#BA9706
RGBrgb(186, 151, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5922, 0.0235
RGB percentages72.9%, 59.2%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(48.3, 93.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 96.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.8%, 96.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,228,358
CSS custom property--colour: #BA9706;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4568F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0629BA
Analogous#BA3D06, #83BA06
Triadic#06BA97, #9706BA
Split complementary#0683BA, #3D06BA
Tetradic#06BA3D, #0629BA, #BA0683
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G151
B6
Red186 (72.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue48.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 97 · B 06
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