Information about #BAA51B color

#BAA51B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BAA51B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(186, 165, 27) (72.9% red, 64.7% green, 10.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 8 / 62 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BAA51B presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Earls Green (#B8A722). Slightly further away sit Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Gold Foil (#BD9B16).

The recipe behind #BAA51B is rgb(186, 165, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAA51B: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BAA51B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BAA51B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAA51B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAA51B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAA51B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BAA51B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BB1B81
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Nearest named colors to #BAA51B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

#BAA51B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAA51B
  • RGB186, 165, 27
  • CMYK0, 8, 62, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 165, 27)
  • HSL52°, 75%, 42%
  • HSL Precise52.075°, 74.648%, 41.765%
  • HSV52°, 85%, 73%
  • HSB52°, 85%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.647, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.647, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.647, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBAA51B
  • DECIMAL ID12231963
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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