Recognised as Colour
#BABAA9
- #BABAA9
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BABAA9 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 186, 169 and HSL 60°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BABAA9#BABAA9
HEX#BABAA9
RGBrgb(186, 186, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7294, 0.6627
RGB percentages72.9%, 72.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(60, 11%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 9.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 9.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,237,481
CSS custom property--colour: #BABAA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#454556
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9A9BA
Analogous#BAB2A9, #B2BAA9
Triadic#A9BABA, #BAA9BA
Split complementary#A9B2BA, #B2A9BA
Tetradic#A9BAB2, #A9A9BA, #BAA9B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G186
B169
Red186 (72.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)10.97%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BA · G BA · B A9
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