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Recognised as Colour

#BAA506

  • #BAA506
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BAA506 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 165, 6 and HSL 53°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BAA506#BAA506
HEX#BAA506
RGBrgb(186, 165, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6471, 0.0235
RGB percentages72.9%, 64.7%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(53, 93.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 96.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 96.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,942
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA506;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 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#9E9E9E
Inverted#455AF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA81Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C9988Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
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

Goldenrod · ΔE 15Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Olive · ΔE 21.5Gold · ΔE 26.4Dark khaki · ΔE 31Orange · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#061BBA
Analogous#BA4B06, #75BA06
Triadic#06BAA5, #A506BA
Split complementary#0675BA, #4B06BA
Tetradic#06BA4B, #061BBA, #BA0675

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEF91
Lighter +30%#FAE85F
Lighter +20%#F8E12E
Lighter +10%#EBD108
Darker −10%#897904
Darker −20%#574D03
Darker −30%#262201
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C0AA00
Less saturated −25%#A2931E

Channel breakdown

R186
G165
B6
Red186 (72.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue53°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A5 · B 06

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