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#BAA25E Color

#BAA25E is rgb(186, 162, 94) in RGB, hsl(44, 40%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 49%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAA25E
HEX#BAA25E
RGBrgb(186, 162, 94)
HSLhsl(44, 40%, 55%)
HSVhsv(44, 49%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 49%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.092 90.5)
LABlab(67.65% 2.52 38.52)
LCHlch(67.65% 38.60 86.26)

What #BAA25E 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 #BAA25E, 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.

#BAA25E Channel Values

How #BAA25E 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 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 40% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 49% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 49% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAA25E 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAA25E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAA25E; 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 #BAA25E

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 #BAA25E.

How #BAA25E 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#BAA25E
Protanopia#A6A65E
Protanomaly#AFA55E
Deuteranopia#AAAA5D
Deuteranomaly#B1A75D
Tritanopia#BF9B9B
Tritanomaly#BD9E87
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAA25E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baa25e: #BAA25E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAA25E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baa25e': '#BAA25E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.635, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_baa25e">#BAA25E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAA25E"

More Yellow Colors

#BAA25E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAA25E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAA25E?

#BAA25E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(186, 162, 94) in RGB and hsl(44, 40%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #BAA25E?

#BAA25E is rgb(186, 162, 94) — red 186, green 162, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAA25E?

#BAA25E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 49%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAA25E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAA25E scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAA25E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAA25E 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 10.3, which is visibly different.

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