Colour
#BAAB5E
- #BAAB5E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BAAB5E is a yellow with RGB values 186, 171, 94 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
#BAAB5E#BAAB5E
HEX#BAAB5E
RGBrgb(186, 171, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6706, 0.3686
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(50.2, 40%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 49.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 49.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,566
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAB5E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4554A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG 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#5E6DBA
Analogous#BA7D5E, #9BBA5E
Triadic#5EBAAB, #AB5EBA
Split complementary#5E9BBA, #7D5EBA
Tetradic#5EBA7D, #5E6DBA, #BA5E9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G171
B94
Red186 (72.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue50.22°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AB · B 5E
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