Colour
#BAA359
- #BAA359
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BAA359 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 163, 89 and HSL 46°, 41%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BAA359#BAA359
HEX#BAA359
RGBrgb(186, 163, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6392, 0.349
RGB percentages72.9%, 63.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(45.8, 41.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 52.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 52.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,513
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA359;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#455CA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5970BA
Analogous#BA7259, #A1BA59
Triadic#59BAA3, #A359BA
Split complementary#59A1BA, #7259BA
Tetradic#59BA72, #5970BA, #BA59A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G163
B89
Red186 (72.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue45.77°
Saturation (HSL)41.28%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A3 · B 59
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