Colour

#BAA420

#BAA420
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#BAA420 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 164, 32 and HSL 51°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BAA420#BAA420

HEX#BAA420

RGBrgb(186, 164, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6431, 0.1255

RGB percentages72.9%, 64.3%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(51.4, 70.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 82.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 82.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,231,712

CSS custom property--colour: #BAA420;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#455BDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA72Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C9978Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Olive · ΔE 19.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.2 Gold · ΔE 30 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2036BA

Analogous#BA5720, #83BA20

Triadic#20BAA4, #A420BA

Split complementary#2083BA, #5720BA

Tetradic#20BA57, #2036BA, #BA2083

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E9B4

Lighter +30%#EBDD88

Lighter +20%#E3D05D

Lighter +10%#DCC331

Darker −10%#8E7E19

Darker −20%#635711

Darker −30%#37310A

Darker −40%#0C0B02

More saturated +25%#D5B705

Less saturated −25%#9F913B

Channel breakdown

R186

G164

B32

Red186 (72.9%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)70.64%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G A4 · B 20

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