What color is #BAAE80?

#BAAE80 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAE80?

The RGB value is 186, 174, 128: 186 red, 174 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAE80?

The complementary color is #808CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAE80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAE80 color

#BAAE80 rgb(186, 174, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAE80 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.2% green and 50.2% blue (186, 174, 128).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#BAAE80 color codes

HEX	`#BAAE80`
RGB	`rgb(186, 174, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.06, -2.81, 25.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.06, 25.37, 96.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.282, 42.271, 26.508)`
Decimal	`12234368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAE80, 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 #BAAE80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAE80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #BAAE80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baae80; }
.text { color: #baae80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baae80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 174 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baae80, #a9ba80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAAE80?: #BAAE80 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAE80?: The RGB value is 186, 174, 128: 186 red, 174 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAE80?: The complementary color is #808CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAE80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.