Colour
#BAAB1B
- #BAAB1B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BAAB1B is a yellow with RGB values 186, 171, 27 and HSL 54°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BAAB1B#BAAB1B
HEX#BAAB1B
RGBrgb(186, 171, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6706, 0.1059
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.1%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(54.3, 74.6%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 85.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 85.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,499
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAB1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4554E4
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 text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B2ABA
Analogous#BA5B1B, #7ABA1B
Triadic#1BBAAB, #AB1BBA
Split complementary#1B79BA, #5B1BBA
Tetradic#1BBA5C, #1B2ABA, #BA1B7A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G171
B27
Red186 (72.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue54.34°
Saturation (HSL)74.65%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AB · B 1B
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