Colour
#BAB5A2
- #BAB5A2
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BAB5A2 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 181, 162 and HSL 48°, 15%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BAB5A2#BAB5A2
HEX#BAB5A2
RGBrgb(186, 181, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7098, 0.6353
RGB percentages72.9%, 71%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(47.5, 14.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 12.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 12.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,236,194
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB5A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#454A5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A7BA
Analogous#BAA9A2, #B3BAA2
Triadic#A2BAB5, #B5A2BA
Split complementary#A2B3BA, #A9A2BA
Tetradic#A2BAA9, #A2A7BA, #BAA2B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G181
B162
Red186 (72.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)14.81%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B5 · B A2
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