Recognised as Colour

#BA9900

#BA9900
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BA9900 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 153, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BA9900#BA9900

HEX#BA9900

RGBrgb(186, 153, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6, 0

RGB percentages72.9%, 60%, 0%

HSLhsl(49.4, 100%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 100%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 17.7%, 100%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,228,864

CSS custom property--colour: #BA9900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#4566FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AC9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A016no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CA8B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.2 Olive · ΔE 21.5 Orange · ΔE 28.1 Peru · ΔE 29.4 Gold · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0021BA

Analogous#BA3C00, #7EBA00

Triadic#00BA99, #9900BA

Split complementary#007EBA, #3C00BA

Tetradic#00BA3C, #0021BA, #BA007E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEA87

Lighter +30%#FFE154

Lighter +20%#FFD821

Lighter +10%#EDC300

Darker −10%#876F00

Darker −20%#544500

Darker −30%#211B00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA9900

Less saturated −25%#A38A17

Channel breakdown

R186

G153

Red186 (72.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue49.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 99 · B 00

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Ba9900 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,359,567 g/mol
9900 atoms

Ba9900 has a molar mass of 1,359,567 g/mol, made up of 9900 atoms across 1 element: 9900 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,359,567 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9900

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.2576141 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram4.4294549 × 10^17

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba100%

Barium (Ba × 9900)1,359,567 g/mol, 100%

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