#bacb12 Color Information

#bacb12 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bacb12. In RGB, it consists of 72.9% Red, 79.6% Green, and 7.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 8.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 91.1% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 65.5°, with saturation of 83.7% and lightness of 43.3%. The decimal value for #bacb12 is 12241682, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bacb12 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bacb12 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color186, 203, 18 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.9%, 79.6%, 7.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.271, 0.204, 0.929 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.084, 0, 0.911, 0.204 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color65.5°, 83.7%, 43.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color65.5°, 91.1%, 79.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.715, 53.195, 8.641 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color18, 203, 35 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12241682 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.990, -25.154, 76.103 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.990, 80.153, 108.290 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.990, -5.134, 85.952 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.935, -25.543, 44.030 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.403, 0.514, 53.195 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290431762 / 0xffbacb12 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc00 Copy
Last Updated: May 21, 2025

Shades of #bacb12

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bacb12, its pure hue is 65.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.7%, and its lightness is 43.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bacb12, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171902 to #a3b210.

Tints of #bacb12

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bacb12, its pure hue is 65.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.7%, and its lightness is 43.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bacb12, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c3d230 to #f6f9e1.

Tones of #bacb12

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bacb12, its pure hue is 65.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bacb12, which range from #6f6f6f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c9dd00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bacb12

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bacb12! For #bacb12, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bacb12. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bacb12

This color, #bacb12, consists of 72.9% Red, 79.6% Green, and 7.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 186, Green = 203, Blue = 18. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bacb12 is 8.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 91.1% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.9%
C8.4%
G79.6%
M0.0%
B7.1%
Y91.1%
K20.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 186 203 18
Octal 272 313 22
Hexa #ba #cb #12
Binary 10111010 11001011 00010010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 8 0 91 20
Octal 10 0 133 24
Hexa #08 #00 #5b #14
Binary 00001000 00000000 01011011 00010100

Analogous Colors of #bacb12

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bacb12 — which has hue 65.5° — its analogous colors are located at 35.5° and 95.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bacb12.

Triadic Colors of #bacb12

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bacb12 — which has hue 65.5° — its triadic colors are located at 65.5° and 305.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bacb12.

Complementary Color of #bacb12

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bacb12 — which has hue 65.5° — its complementary color is located at 245.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bacb12.

Split Complementary Colors of #bacb12

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bacb12 — which has hue 65.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 65.5° and 275.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bacb12.

Tetradic Colors of #bacb12

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bacb12 — which has hue 65.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 335.5°, 65.5°, 155.5°, and 245.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bacb12.

Monochromatic Colors of #bacb12

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bacb12, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #59610e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e9f854 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bacb12

We want to make getting started with #bacb12 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bacb12 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bacb12 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bacb12 with other HTML elements.

#bacb12 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bacb12.
<span style="color: #bacb12;">The color of this text is #bacb12.</span>

#bacb12 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bacb12.
<div style="background-color: #bacb12; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bacb12.</div>

#bacb12 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bacb12.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bacb12;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bacb12.</span>

#bacb12 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bacb12.
<div style="border: #bacb12 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bacb12.</div>

#bacb12 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bacb12 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bacb12; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bacb12 on a white background.</div></div>

#bacb12 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bacb12 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bacb12; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bacb12 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bacb12 to White

This is a gradient from #bacb12 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bacb12,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bacb12,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bacb12,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bacb12,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bacb12 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bacb12 to Black

This is a gradient from #bacb12 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bacb12,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bacb12,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bacb12,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bacb12,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bacb12 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bacb12

In addition to using #bacb12 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bacb12 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bacb12, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 186, Green = 203, Blue = 18). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bacb12 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bacb12
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(186, 203, 18)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bacb12; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bacb12; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bacb12; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(186, 203, 18);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bacb12")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:186, green:203, blue:18, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:186 green:203 blue:18 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(186f, 203f, 18f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(186, 203, 18);
 

#bacb12 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bacb12 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bacb12 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bacb12 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bacb12 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bacb12 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bacb12 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bacb12 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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