Recognised as Colour

#BABB9F

#BABB9F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#BABB9F is a yellow with RGB values 186, 187, 159 and HSL 62°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BABB9F#BABB9F

HEX#BABB9F

RGBrgb(186, 187, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7333, 0.6235

RGB percentages72.9%, 73.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(62.1, 17.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.1, 15%, 73.3%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 15%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,237,727

CSS custom property--colour: #BABB9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#454460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0B89Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0BAA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BEB7B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 14.5 Silver · ΔE 15.2 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Light grey · ΔE 17.7 Wheat · ΔE 18.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A09FBB

Analogous#BBAE9F, #ACBB9F

Triadic#9FBABB, #BB9FBA

Split complementary#9FACBB, #AE9FBB

Tetradic#9FBBAE, #A09FBB, #BB9FAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAF9

Lighter +20%#E5E5DB

Lighter +10%#CFD0BD

Darker −10%#A5A681

Darker −20%#8D8F65

Darker −30%#707150

Darker −40%#52533B

More saturated +25%#CDD08B

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R186

G187

B159

Red186 (72.9%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue62.14°

Saturation (HSL)17.07%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G BB · B 9F

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BaBB9F (chemical formula)

Formula
264.428 g/mol
12 atoms

BaBB9F has a molar mass of 264.428 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ba, 10 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass264.428 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3909302 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2774217 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba51.9%

B40.9%

F7.2%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 51.935%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 40.881%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 7.185%

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