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Recognised as Colour

#BAA116

  • #BAA116
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BAA116 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 161, 22 and HSL 51°, 79%, 41%. 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

#BAA116#BAA116
HEX#BAA116
RGBrgb(186, 161, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6314, 0.0863
RGB percentages72.9%, 63.1%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(50.9, 78.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 88.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 88.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,230,934
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA116;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#455EE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A524no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CA9489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Olive · ΔE 19.8Dark khaki · ΔE 28.3Gold · ΔE 29.2Peru · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#162FBA
Analogous#BA4F16, #81BA16
Triadic#16BAA1, #A116BA
Split complementary#1681BA, #4F16BA
Tetradic#16BA4F, #162FBA, #BA1681

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E9A7
Lighter +30%#EFDD7A
Lighter +20%#EAD24C
Lighter +10%#E4C61F
Darker −10%#8C7A11
Darker −20%#5F520B
Darker −30%#312B06
Darker −40%#040300
More saturated +25%#D0B000
Less saturated −25%#A08F30

Channel breakdown

R186
G161
B22
Red186 (72.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue50.85°
Saturation (HSL)78.85%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A1 · B 16

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