Recognised as Colour

#BAAE6B

#BAAE6B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BAAE6B is a yellow with RGB values 186, 174, 107 and HSL 51°, 36%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BAAE6B

RGBrgb(186, 174, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6824, 0.4196

RGB percentages72.9%, 68.2%, 42%

HSLhsl(50.9, 36.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 42.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 42.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,234,347

CSS custom property--colour: #BAAE6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#455194

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAAA66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAF6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C5A59Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.6 Burlywood · ΔE 15.1 Tan · ΔE 16 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.1 Khaki · ΔE 21.9 Navajo white · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6B77BA

Analogous#BA866B, #9FBA6B

Triadic#6BBAAE, #AE6BBA

Split complementary#6B9FBA, #876BBA

Tetradic#6BBA86, #6B77BA, #BA6B9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFAF6

Lighter +30%#EBE7D3

Lighter +20%#DAD4B1

Lighter +10%#CAC18E

Darker −10%#A5984D

Darker −20%#82783D

Darker −30%#5F582D

Darker −40%#3D381C

More saturated +25%#D5C150

Less saturated −25%#9F9B86

Channel breakdown

R186

G174

B107

Red186 (72.9%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue50.89°

Saturation (HSL)36.41%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G AE · B 6B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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