What color is #BAAE88?

#BAAE88 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAE88?

The RGB value is 186, 174, 136: 186 red, 174 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAE88?

The complementary color is #8894BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAE88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAE88 color

#BAAE88 rgb(186, 174, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAE88 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.2% green and 53.3% blue (186, 174, 136).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#BAAE88 color codes

HEX	`#BAAE88`
RGB	`rgb(186, 174, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, -1.73, 21.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 21.17, 94.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.83, 42.49, 29.391)`
Decimal	`12234376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAE88, 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 #BAAE88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAE88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #BAAE88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baae88; }
.text { color: #baae88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baae88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 174 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baae88, #adba88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAAE88?: #BAAE88 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAE88?: The RGB value is 186, 174, 136: 186 red, 174 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAE88?: The complementary color is #8894BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAE88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.