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Colour

#BAA900

  • #BAA900
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#BAA900 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 169, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#BAA900#BAA900
HEX#BAA900
RGBrgb(186, 169, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6627, 0
RGB percentages72.9%, 66.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.5, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 100%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,232,960
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4556FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAA1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C99C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.1Olive · ΔE 22.6Gold · ΔE 25.1Yellow green · ΔE 31.1Dark khaki · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0011BA
Analogous#BA4C00, #6EBA00
Triadic#00BAA9, #A900BA
Split complementary#006EBA, #4C00BA
Tetradic#00BA4C, #0011BA, #BA006E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF487
Lighter +30%#FFEF54
Lighter +20%#FFEB21
Lighter +10%#EDD700
Darker −10%#877B00
Darker −20%#544C00
Darker −30%#211E00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BAA900
Less saturated −25%#A39617

Channel breakdown

R186
G169
B0
Red186 (72.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A9 · B 00

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