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#BAA24A Color

#BAA24A is rgb(186, 162, 74) in RGB, hsl(47, 45%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 60%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAA24A
HEX#BAA24A
RGBrgb(186, 162, 74)
HSLhsl(47, 45%, 51%)
HSVhsv(47, 60%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 60%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.111 94.2)
LABlab(67.46% 1.32 48.05)
LCHlch(67.46% 48.06 88.43)

What #BAA24A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAA24A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BAA24A Channel Values

How #BAA24A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 162 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 45% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 60% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 60% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAA24A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAA24A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAA24A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BAA24A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAA24A.

How #BAA24A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BAA24A
Protanopia#A6A64A
Protanomaly#AFA54A
Deuteranopia#AAAA48
Deuteranomaly#B1A749
Tritanopia#C09A9A
Tritanomaly#BE9D82
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAA24A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-baa24a: #BAA24A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAA24A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baa24a': '#BAA24A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.635, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_baa24a">#BAA24A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAA24A"

More Yellow Colors

#BAA24A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAA24A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAA24A?

#BAA24A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(186, 162, 74) in RGB and hsl(47, 45%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #BAA24A?

#BAA24A is rgb(186, 162, 74) — red 186, green 162, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAA24A?

#BAA24A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 60%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAA24A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAA24A scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAA24A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAA24A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.89, which is visibly different.

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