Recognised as Colour
#BAAF06
- #BAAF06
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BAAF06 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 175, 6 and HSL 56°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BAAF06#BAAF06
HEX#BAAF06
RGBrgb(186, 175, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6863, 0.0235
RGB percentages72.9%, 68.6%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(56.3, 93.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 96.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 96.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,502
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAF06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4550F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0611BA
Analogous#BA5506, #6BBA06
Triadic#06BAAF, #AF06BA
Split complementary#066BBA, #5506BA
Tetradic#06BA55, #0611BA, #BA066B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G175
B6
Red186 (72.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue56.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AF · B 06
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