What color is #BAB136?

#BAB136 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB136?

The RGB value is 186, 177, 54: 186 red, 177 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB136?

The complementary color is #363FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB136?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB136 color

#BAB136 rgb(186, 177, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB136 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.4% green and 21.2% blue (186, 177, 54).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 55% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 71% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#BAB136 color codes

HEX	`#BAB136`
RGB	`rgb(186, 177, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 55%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 71%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 71%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, -11, 60.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 61.64, 100.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.639, 42.151, 9.695)`
Decimal	`12235062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB136, 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 #BAB136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #BAB136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab136; }
.text { color: #bab136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 177 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab136, #81ba36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BAB136?: #BAB136 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB136?: The RGB value is 186, 177, 54: 186 red, 177 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB136?: The complementary color is #363FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB136?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.