Colour
#BAAE5D
- #BAAE5D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BAAE5D is a yellow with RGB values 186, 174, 93 and HSL 52°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BAAE5D#BAAE5D
HEX#BAAE5D
RGBrgb(186, 174, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6824, 0.3647
RGB percentages72.9%, 68.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(52.3, 40.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 50%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 50%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,333
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAE5D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4551A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D69BA
Analogous#BA7F5D, #98BA5D
Triadic#5DBAAE, #AE5DBA
Split complementary#5D98BA, #805DBA
Tetradic#5DBA7F, #5D69BA, #BA5D97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G174
B93
Red186 (72.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue52.26°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AE · B 5D
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