What color is #BABC72?

#BABC72 is a desaturated yellow known as Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Savannah Grass?

The RGB value is 186, 188, 114: 186 red, 188 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Savannah Grass?

The complementary color is #7472BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABC72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Savannah Grass color: hex code #BABC72

#BABC72 rgb(186, 188, 114)

Shades of yellow

Savannah Grass has the hex code #BABC72. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.7% green and 44.7% blue (186, 188, 114).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 36% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

Savannah Grass (#BABC72) color codes

HEX	`#BABC72`
RGB	`rgb(186, 188, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 36%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 39%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 39%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.59, -11.83, 37.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.59, 39.02, 107.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.271, 47.621, 22.934)`
Decimal	`12237938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Savannah Grass, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BABC72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABC72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BABC72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babc72; }
.text { color: #babc72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babc72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 188 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babc72, #95bc72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BABC72 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BABC72?: #BABC72 is a desaturated yellow known as Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Savannah Grass?: The RGB value is 186, 188, 114: 186 red, 188 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Savannah Grass?: The complementary color is #7472BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABC72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.