Colour
#BAB7AD
- #BAB7AD
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BAB7AD is a yellow with RGB values 186, 183, 173 and HSL 46°, 9%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BAB7AD#BAB7AD
HEX#BAB7AD
RGBrgb(186, 183, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7176, 0.6784
RGB percentages72.9%, 71.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(46.2, 8.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,236,717
CSS custom property--colour: #BAB7AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#454852
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADB0BA
Analogous#BAB1AD, #B6BAAD
Triadic#ADBAB7, #B7ADBA
Split complementary#ADB6BA, #B1ADBA
Tetradic#ADBAB1, #ADB0BA, #BAADB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G183
B173
Red186 (72.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)8.61%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G B7 · B AD
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