What color is #BAA63A?

#BAA63A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA63A?

The RGB value is 186, 166, 58: 186 red, 166 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA63A?

The complementary color is #3A4EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA63A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA63A color

#BAA63A rgb(186, 166, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAA63A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.1% green and 22.7% blue (186, 166, 58).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 52% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hey Pesto (#BEA932), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#BAA63A color codes

HEX	`#BAA63A`
RGB	`rgb(186, 166, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 52%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, -5.03, 56.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 56.36, 95.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.651, 38.019, 9.515)`
Decimal	`12232250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA63A, 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 #BAA63A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA63A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #BAA63A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa63a; }
.text { color: #baa63a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa63a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 166 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa63a, #8eba3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BAA63A?: #BAA63A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA63A?: The RGB value is 186, 166, 58: 186 red, 166 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA63A?: The complementary color is #3A4EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA63A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.