Colour
#BAA514
- #BAA514
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BAA514 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 165, 20 and HSL 52°, 81%, 40%. 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
#BAA514#BAA514
HEX#BAA514
RGBrgb(186, 165, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6471, 0.0784
RGB percentages72.9%, 64.7%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(52.4, 80.6%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 89.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 89.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,956
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA514;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.374WCAG 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 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#455AEB
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 text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1429BA
Analogous#BA5214, #7CBA14
Triadic#14BAA5, #A514BA
Split complementary#147CBA, #5214BA
Tetradic#14BA52, #1429BA, #BA147C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G165
B20
Red186 (72.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue52.41°
Saturation (HSL)80.58%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A5 · B 14
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