Colour
#BAAB75
- #BAAB75
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BAAB75 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 171, 117 and HSL 47°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BAAB75#BAAB75
HEX#BAAB75
RGBrgb(186, 171, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6706, 0.4588
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.1%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(47, 33.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 37.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 37.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,589
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAB75;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#45548A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7584BA
Analogous#BA8975, #A6BA75
Triadic#75BAAB, #AB75BA
Split complementary#75A6BA, #8975BA
Tetradic#75BA89, #7584BA, #BA75A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G171
B117
Red186 (72.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue46.96°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AB · B 75
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