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Recognised as Colour

#BAAF73

  • #BAAF73
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#BAAF73 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 175, 115 and HSL 51°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BAAF73#BAAF73
HEX#BAAF73
RGBrgb(186, 175, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6863, 0.451
RGB percentages72.9%, 68.6%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(50.7, 34%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 38.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 38.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,611
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAF73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#45508C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAAC6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C4A7A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.4Tan · ΔE 13.2Burlywood · ΔE 13.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.2Wheat · ΔE 21Navajo white · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#737EBA
Analogous#BA8C73, #A2BA73
Triadic#73BAAF, #AF73BA
Split complementary#73A2BA, #8B73BA
Tetradic#73BA8B, #737EBA, #BA73A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFC
Lighter +30%#EDEAD9
Lighter +20%#DCD6B7
Lighter +10%#CBC395
Darker −10%#A79A53
Darker −20%#857B42
Darker −30%#635B31
Darker −40%#413C20
More saturated +25%#D4C159
Less saturated −25%#A09D8D

Channel breakdown

R186
G175
B115
Red186 (72.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue50.7°
Saturation (HSL)33.97%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AF · B 73

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