What color is #BAB08D?

#BAB08D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB08D?

The RGB value is 186, 176, 141: 186 red, 176 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB08D?

The complementary color is #8D97BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB08D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB08D color

#BAB08D rgb(186, 176, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAB08D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69% green and 55.3% blue (186, 176, 141).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#BAB08D color codes

HEX	`#BAB08D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 176, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, -2.09, 19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 19.37, 96.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.583, 43.414, 31.436)`
Decimal	`12234893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB08D, 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 #BAB08D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB08D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #BAB08D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab08d; }
.text { color: #bab08d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab08d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 176 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab08d, #adba8d); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB08D?: #BAB08D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB08D?: The RGB value is 186, 176, 141: 186 red, 176 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB08D?: The complementary color is #8D97BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB08D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.