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Recognised as Colour

#BAA42D

  • #BAA42D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BAA42D is a yellow with RGB values 186, 164, 45 and HSL 51°, 61%, 45%. 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

#BAA42D#BAA42D
HEX#BAA42D
RGBrgb(186, 164, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6431, 0.1765
RGB percentages72.9%, 64.3%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(50.6, 61%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 75.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 75.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,725
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA42D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#455BD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A016no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA735no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C9978Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 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 text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Olive · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 22.4Khaki · ΔE 28Olivedrab · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D43BA
Analogous#BA5E2D, #89BA2D
Triadic#2DBAA4, #A42DBA
Split complementary#2D89BA, #5E2DBA
Tetradic#2DBA5E, #2D43BA, #BA2D89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E9C3
Lighter +30%#E6DA9A
Lighter +20%#DDCC70
Lighter +10%#D3BD47
Darker −10%#918023
Darker −20%#685C19
Darker −30%#3F370F
Darker −40%#161305
More saturated +25%#D7B810
Less saturated −25%#9D904A

Channel breakdown

R186
G164
B45
Red186 (72.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue50.64°
Saturation (HSL)61.04%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A4 · B 2D

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