Colour
#BAA850
- #BAA850
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BAA850 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 168, 80 and HSL 50°, 43%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BAA850#BAA850
HEX#BAA850
RGBrgb(186, 168, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6588, 0.3137
RGB percentages72.9%, 65.9%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(49.8, 43.4%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 57%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 57%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,232,784
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA850;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4557AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5062BA
Analogous#BA7350, #97BA50
Triadic#50BAA8, #A850BA
Split complementary#5097BA, #7350BA
Tetradic#50BA73, #5062BA, #BA5097
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G168
B80
Red186 (72.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue49.81°
Saturation (HSL)43.44%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A8 · B 50
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