What color is #BAAE7B?

#BAAE7B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAE7B?

The RGB value is 186, 174, 123: 186 red, 174 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAE7B?

The complementary color is #7B87BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAE7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAE7B color

#BAAE7B rgb(186, 174, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAE7B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.2% green and 48.2% blue (186, 174, 123).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#BAAE7B color codes

HEX	`#BAAE7B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 174, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, -3.44, 27.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 27.99, 97.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.961, 42.142, 24.817)`
Decimal	`12234363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAE7B, 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 #BAAE7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAE7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #BAAE7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baae7b; }
.text { color: #baae7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baae7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 174 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baae7b, #a7ba7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAAE7B?: #BAAE7B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAE7B?: The RGB value is 186, 174, 123: 186 red, 174 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAE7B?: The complementary color is #7B87BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAE7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.