Recognised as Colour
#BAA95D
- #BAA95D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BAA95D is a yellow with RGB values 186, 169, 93 and HSL 49°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BAA95D#BAA95D
HEX#BAA95D
RGBrgb(186, 169, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6627, 0.3647
RGB percentages72.9%, 66.3%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(49, 40.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 50%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 50%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,053
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA95D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4556A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D6EBA
Analogous#BA7B5D, #9DBA5D
Triadic#5DBAA9, #A95DBA
Split complementary#5D9DBA, #7A5DBA
Tetradic#5DBA7A, #5D6EBA, #BA5D9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G169
B93
Red186 (72.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue49.03°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A9 · B 5D
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