Recognised as Colour
#BABA1A
- #BABA1A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BABA1A is a yellow with RGB values 186, 186, 26 and HSL 60°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BABA1A#BABA1A
HEX#BABA1A
RGBrgb(186, 186, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7294, 0.102
RGB percentages72.9%, 72.9%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(60, 75.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 86%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 86%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,237,338
CSS custom property--colour: #BABA1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4545E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A1ABA
Analogous#BA6A1A, #6ABA1A
Triadic#1ABABA, #BA1ABA
Split complementary#1A6ABA, #6A1ABA
Tetradic#1ABA6A, #1A1ABA, #BA1A6A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G186
B26
Red186 (72.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)75.47%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BA · G BA · B 1A
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