Information about #BAA02C color

#BAA02C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAA02C falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 160, 44) — 72.9% red, 62.7% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 56 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAA02C is a strongly colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Greenfinch (#BDA928). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sahara (#B79826) and Karma (#B6A237).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 160, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAA02C: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #BAA02C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BAA02C color variations

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

#BAA02C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BAA02C

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

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAA02C
  • RGB186, 160, 44
  • CMYK0, 10, 56, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 160, 44)
  • HSL49°, 62%, 45%
  • HSL Precise49.014°, 61.739%, 45.098%
  • HSV49°, 76%, 73%
  • HSB49°, 76%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.627, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.627, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.627, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBAA02C
  • DECIMAL ID12230700
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01