HEX atlas value

#BAA86D

#BAA86D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 168, 109, HSL 46, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.3955, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#BAA86D Sample readable text

HEX #BAA86D

RGB rgb(186, 168, 109)

HSL hsl(46 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 41, 27)

Luminance 0.3955

Contrast Black 8.91:1White 2.36:1

CSS

--color-baa86d: #BAA86D;
.background-baa86d { background-color: #BAA86D; }
.text-baa86d { color: #BAA86D; }

Luminance0.3955

Black text8.91:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BAA86D","rgb":[186,168,109],"hsl":[46,36,58],"cmyk":[0,10,41,27],"luminance":0.3955,"contrast":{"black":8.91,"white":2.36}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8CEAC","hex":"#D8CEAC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.34,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D2B556","hex":"#D2B556","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.48,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/baa86d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6D7FBA","analogous":["#BA826D","#A6BA6D"],"triadic":["#6DBAA8","#A86DBA"],"tetradic":["#6DBA82","#6D7FBA","#BA6DA6"],"splitComplementary":["#6DA6BA","#826DBA"],"monochromatic":["#D8CEAC","#BAA86D","#8B7A41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8CEAC","dark":"#8B7A41","saturated":"#D2B556","desaturated":"#A39C85","pastel":"#DDD9CB","neon":"#FFD752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":15.427248620541512},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":15.7797338380595},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":17.60681686165901},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":22.9128784747792}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BAA86D

#BAA86D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #BAA86D is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 186, 168, and 109, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 36% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3955, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.91:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BAA86D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8CEAC#000000 text · best 13.34:1#D8CEAC

#D2B556#000000 text · best 10.48:1#D2B556

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Generated Palette

#BAA86D#BAA86D

#6D7FBA#6D7FBA

#BA826D#BA826D

#A6BA6D#A6BA6D

#D8CEAC#D8CEAC

#8B7A41#8B7A41

Color Harmonies

#6D7FBA#6D7FBA

#BA826D#BA826D

#A6BA6D#A6BA6D

#6DBAA8#6DBAA8

#A86DBA#A86DBA

Variants

#D8CEAC#D8CEAC

#8B7A41#8B7A41

#D2B556#D2B556

#A39C85#A39C85

#DDD9CB#DDD9CB

#FFD752#FFD752

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Camel#C19A6B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Bamboo#C7B56E

Ecru#C2B280

#BAA86D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BAA86D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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