Recognised as Colour

#BAC959

#BAC959
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BAC959 is a yellow with RGB values 186, 201, 89 and HSL 68°, 51%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BAC959#BAC959

HEX#BAC959

RGBrgb(186, 201, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.7882, 0.349

RGB percentages72.9%, 78.8%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(68, 50.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68, 55.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK7.5%, 0%, 55.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,241,241

CSS custom property--colour: #BAC959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#4536A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C04Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C160no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4BFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9 Khaki · ΔE 19.1 Yellow green · ΔE 21.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.6 Olive · ΔE 27.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 18.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6859C9

Analogous#C9A059, #82C959

Triadic#59BAC9, #C959BA

Split complementary#5982C9, #A059C9

Tetradic#59C9A0, #6859C9, #C95982

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFBF3

Lighter +30%#EAEFCC

Lighter +20%#DAE2A6

Lighter +10%#CAD67F

Darker −10%#A4B43B

Darker −20%#818E2E

Darker −30%#5E6722

Darker −40%#3B4115

More saturated +25%#CEE43D

Less saturated −25%#A6AD75

Channel breakdown

R186

G201

B89

Red186 (72.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue68.04°

Saturation (HSL)50.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BA · G C9 · B 59

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Also reads as

BaC959 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,655.879 g/mol
960 atoms

BaC959 has a molar mass of 11,655.879 g/mol, made up of 960 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ba, 959 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,655.879 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule960

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9355042 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.1666123 × 10^19

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

Ba1.2%

C98.8%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 1.178%

Carbon (C × 959)11,518.549 g/mol, 98.822%

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