All About Color #BAA55E

#BAA55E

About #BAA55E

#BAA55E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BAA55E. In RGB it is red 186, green 165, blue 94; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 40%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 11%, 49%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.63:1 on black.

#BAA55E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBA, A5, 5E
CMYK0.00%, 11.29%, 49.46%, 27.06%
RGB Decimal186, 165, 94
HSL46°, 40%, 55%
RGB Octal272, 245, 136
HSV (HSB)46.30°, 49.46%, 72.94%
RGB Binary10111010, 10100101, 1011110
CIE-L*AB68.14, -1.82, 39.37
RGB Percent72.94%, 64.71%, 36.86%
CIE-L*CH68.14, 39.41, 92.64
XYZ35.73, 38.16, 16.07
CIE-L*UV68.14, 17.63, 48.66
xyY0.40, 0.42, 38.16
Hunter-Lab61.77, -4.87, 27.81
RYB47.53%, 72.94%, 36.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BAA55E on a dark background: contrast 8.63:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BAA55E on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BAA55E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BAA55E · #D6C99F · #847239 · #5E74BA · #9FABD6

Analogous palette

#BA5E74 · #BA775E · #BAA55E · #A2BA5E · #74BA5E

Triadic palette

#BAA55E · #5EBAA5 · #A55EBA · #D6C99F · #9FD6C9

Tetradic palette

#BAA55E · #5EBA77 · #5E74BA · #BA5EA2 · #847239

Monochromatic palette

#594D26 · #8F7C3D · #BAA55E · #D1C394 · #E8E1C9

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