What color is #BAA61F?

#BAA61F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA61F?

The RGB value is 186, 166, 31: 186 red, 166 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA61F?

The complementary color is #1F33BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA61F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA61F color

#BAA61F rgb(186, 166, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAA61F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.1% green and 12.2% blue (186, 166, 31).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 71% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 83% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Greenfinch (#BDA928), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#BAA61F color codes

HEX	`#BAA61F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 166, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 71%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 83%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 83%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.88, -6.15, 65.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.88, 65.58, 95.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.135, 37.812, 6.797)`
Decimal	`12232223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA61F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAA61F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA61F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAA61F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa61f; }
.text { color: #baa61f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa61f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 166 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa61f, #81ba1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BAA61F?: #BAA61F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA61F?: The RGB value is 186, 166, 31: 186 red, 166 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA61F?: The complementary color is #1F33BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA61F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.