Colour
#BAB396
- #BAB396
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BAB396 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 179, 150 and HSL 48°, 21%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BAB396#BAB396
HEX#BAB396
RGBrgb(186, 179, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.702, 0.5882
RGB percentages72.9%, 70.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(48.3, 20.7%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 19.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 19.4%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,235,670
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB396;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#454C69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#969DBA
Analogous#BAA196, #AFBA96
Triadic#96BAB3, #B396BA
Split complementary#96AFBA, #A196BA
Tetradic#96BAA1, #969DBA, #BA96AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G179
B150
Red186 (72.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue48.33°
Saturation (HSL)20.69%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B3 · B 96
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