What color is #BAAF71?

#BAAF71 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAF71?

The RGB value is 186, 175, 113: 186 red, 175 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAF71?

The complementary color is #717CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAF71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAF71 color

#BAAF71 rgb(186, 175, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAAF71 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.6% green and 44.3% blue (186, 175, 113).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#BAAF71 color codes

HEX	`#BAAF71`
RGB	`rgb(186, 175, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.07, -5.16, 33.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.07, 33.61, 98.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.561, 42.292, 21.752)`
Decimal	`12234609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAF71, 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 #BAAF71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAF71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #BAAF71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaf71; }
.text { color: #baaf71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaf71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 175 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaf71, #a0ba71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAAF71?: #BAAF71 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAF71?: The RGB value is 186, 175, 113: 186 red, 175 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAF71?: The complementary color is #717CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAF71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.