Colour
#BAB7A6
- #BAB7A6
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BAB7A6 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 183, 166 and HSL 51°, 13%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BAB7A6#BAB7A6
HEX#BAB7A6
RGBrgb(186, 183, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7176, 0.651
RGB percentages72.9%, 71.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(51, 12.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 10.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 10.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,236,710
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB7A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#454859
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6A9BA
Analogous#BAADA6, #B3BAA6
Triadic#A6BAB7, #B7A6BA
Split complementary#A6B3BA, #ADA6BA
Tetradic#A6BAAD, #A6A9BA, #BAA6B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G183
B166
Red186 (72.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)12.66%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B7 · B A6
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