Recognised as Colour
#BAA100
- #BAA100
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BAA100 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 161, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BAA100#BAA100
HEX#BAA100
RGBrgb(186, 161, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6314, 0
RGB percentages72.9%, 63.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(51.9, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 100%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,230,912
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA100;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#455EFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0019BA
Analogous#BA4400, #76BA00
Triadic#00BAA1, #A100BA
Split complementary#0076BA, #4400BA
Tetradic#00BA44, #0019BA, #BA0076
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G161
B0
Red186 (72.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A1 · B 00
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