What color is #BAAB69?

#BAAB69 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAB69?

The RGB value is 186, 171, 105: 186 red, 171 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAB69?

The complementary color is #6978BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAB69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAB69 color

#BAAB69 rgb(186, 171, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAB69 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.1% green and 41.2% blue (186, 171, 105).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#BAAB69 color codes

HEX	`#BAAB69`
RGB	`rgb(186, 171, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, -3.92, 35.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 36.08, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.363, 40.586, 19.228)`
Decimal	`12233577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAB69, 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 #BAAB69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAB69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #BAAB69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baab69; }
.text { color: #baab69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baab69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 171 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baab69, #a0ba69); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAAB69?: #BAAB69 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAB69?: The RGB value is 186, 171, 105: 186 red, 171 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAB69?: The complementary color is #6978BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAB69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.