Colour
#BAA854
- #BAA854
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BAA854 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 168, 84 and HSL 49°, 43%, 53%. 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
#BAA854#BAA854
HEX#BAA854
RGBrgb(186, 168, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6588, 0.3294
RGB percentages72.9%, 65.9%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(49.4, 42.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 54.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 54.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,232,788
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA854;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4557AB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5466BA
Analogous#BA7554, #99BA54
Triadic#54BAA8, #A854BA
Split complementary#5499BA, #7554BA
Tetradic#54BA75, #5466BA, #BA5499
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G168
B84
Red186 (72.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)42.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A8 · B 54
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