Recognised as Colour
#BAAF89
- #BAAF89
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BAAF89 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 175, 137 and HSL 47°, 26%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BAAF89#BAAF89
HEX#BAAF89
RGBrgb(186, 175, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6863, 0.5373
RGB percentages72.9%, 68.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(46.5, 26.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 26.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 26.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,633
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAF89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#455076
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8994BA
Analogous#BA9689, #ACBA89
Triadic#89BAAF, #AF89BA
Split complementary#89ACBA, #9689BA
Tetradic#89BA97, #8994BA, #BA89AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G175
B137
Red186 (72.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue46.53°
Saturation (HSL)26.2%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G AF · B 89
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