Recognised as Colour
#BAAB5D
- #BAAB5D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BAAB5D is a yellow with RGB values 186, 171, 93 and HSL 50°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BAAB5D#BAAB5D
HEX#BAAB5D
RGBrgb(186, 171, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6706, 0.3647
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.1%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(50.3, 40.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 50%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 50%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,565
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAB5D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4554A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D6CBA
Analogous#BA7C5D, #9BBA5D
Triadic#5DBAAB, #AB5DBA
Split complementary#5D9BBA, #7C5DBA
Tetradic#5DBA7C, #5D6CBA, #BA5D9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G171
B93
Red186 (72.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AB · B 5D
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