What color is #BAB080?

#BAB080 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB080?

The RGB value is 186, 176, 128: 186 red, 176 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB080?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAB080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB080 color

#BAB080 rgb(186, 176, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAB080 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69% green and 50.2% blue (186, 176, 128).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#BAB080 color codes

HEX	`#BAB080`
RGB	`rgb(186, 176, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.59, -3.87, 25.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.59, 26.22, 98.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.672, 43.049, 26.637)`
Decimal	`12234880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB080, 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 #BAB080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #BAB080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab080; }
.text { color: #bab080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 176 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab080, #a7ba80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAB080?: #BAB080 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB080?: The RGB value is 186, 176, 128: 186 red, 176 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB080?: The complementary color is #808ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.