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Colour

#BAA300

  • #BAA300
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BAA300 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 163, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BAA300#BAA300
HEX#BAA300
RGBrgb(186, 163, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6392, 0
RGB percentages72.9%, 63.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.6, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 100%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,424
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#455CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA619no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CA958Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Olive · ΔE 21.6Gold · ΔE 26.5Orange · ΔE 31.4Dark khaki · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0017BA
Analogous#BA4600, #74BA00
Triadic#00BAA3, #A300BA
Split complementary#0074BA, #4600BA
Tetradic#00BA46, #0017BA, #BA0074

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF087
Lighter +30%#FFEA54
Lighter +20%#FFE421
Lighter +10%#EDD000
Darker −10%#877600
Darker −20%#544A00
Darker −30%#211D00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BAA300
Less saturated −25%#A39117

Channel breakdown

R186
G163
B0
Red186 (72.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A3 · B 00

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