Colour
#BAB797
- #BAB797
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BAB797 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 183, 151 and HSL 55°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BAB797#BAB797
HEX#BAB797
RGBrgb(186, 183, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7176, 0.5922
RGB percentages72.9%, 71.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(54.9, 20.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.9, 18.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 18.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,236,695
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB797;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#454868
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#979ABA
Analogous#BAA697, #ABBA97
Triadic#97BAB7, #B797BA
Split complementary#97ABBA, #A697BA
Tetradic#97BAA6, #979ABA, #BA97AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G183
B151
Red186 (72.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue54.86°
Saturation (HSL)20.23%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B7 · B 97
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