Colour
#BAB283
- #BAB283
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BAB283 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 178, 131 and HSL 51°, 28%, 62%. 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
#BAB283#BAB283
HEX#BAB283
RGBrgb(186, 178, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.698, 0.5137
RGB percentages72.9%, 69.8%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(51.3, 28.5%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 29.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 29.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,395
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB283;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#454D7C
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 text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#838BBA
Analogous#BA9683, #A7BA83
Triadic#83BAB2, #B283BA
Split complementary#83A7BA, #9683BA
Tetradic#83BA96, #838BBA, #BA83A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G178
B131
Red186 (72.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue51.27°
Saturation (HSL)28.5%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B2 · B 83
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