Colour
#BAB18F
- #BAB18F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BAB18F is a yellow with RGB values 186, 177, 143 and HSL 47°, 24%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BAB18F#BAB18F
HEX#BAB18F
RGBrgb(186, 177, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6941, 0.5608
RGB percentages72.9%, 69.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(47.4, 23.8%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 23.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 23.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,151
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB18F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#454E70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F98BA
Analogous#BA9C8F, #ADBA8F
Triadic#8FBAB1, #B18FBA
Split complementary#8FADBA, #9C8FBA
Tetradic#8FBA9C, #8F98BA, #BA8FAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G177
B143
Red186 (72.9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue47.44°
Saturation (HSL)23.76%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B1 · B 8F
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