Colour
#BA970B
- #BA970B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BA970B is a yellow with RGB values 186, 151, 11 and HSL 48°, 89%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BA970B#BA970B
HEX#BA970B
RGBrgb(186, 151, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5922, 0.0431
RGB percentages72.9%, 59.2%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(48, 88.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 94.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.8%, 94.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,228,363
CSS custom property--colour: #BA970B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32596WCAG 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#4568F4
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#0B2EBA
Analogous#BA3F0B, #85BA0B
Triadic#0BBA97, #970BBA
Split complementary#0B86BA, #3F0BBA
Tetradic#0BBA3F, #0B2EBA, #BA0B86
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G151
B11
Red186 (72.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)88.83%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 97 · B 0B
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