Recognised as Colour
#BABC00
- #BABC00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BABC00 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 188, 0 and HSL 61°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BABC00#BABC00
HEX#BABC00
RGBrgb(186, 188, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7373, 0
RGB percentages72.9%, 73.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(60.6, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 100%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,237,824
CSS custom property--colour: #BABC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4543FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0200BC
Analogous#BC6000, #5CBC00
Triadic#00BABC, #BC00BA
Split complementary#005CBC, #6000BC
Tetradic#00BC60, #0200BC, #BC005C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G188
B0
Red186 (72.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G BC · B 00
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