Colour
#BAAC00
- #BAAC00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BAAC00 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 172, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BAAC00#BAAC00
HEX#BAAC00
RGBrgb(186, 172, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6745, 0
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(55.5, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 100%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,728
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4553FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000EBA
Analogous#BA4F00, #6BBA00
Triadic#00BAAC, #AC00BA
Split complementary#006BBA, #4F00BA
Tetradic#00BA4F, #000EBA, #BA006B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G172
B0
Red186 (72.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue55.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AC · B 00
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