What color is #BAB189?

#BAB189 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 #BAB189?

The RGB value is 186, 177, 137: 186 red, 177 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB189?

The complementary color is #8992BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB189 color

#BAB189 rgb(186, 177, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAB189 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.4% green and 53.7% blue (186, 177, 137).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#BAB189 color codes

HEX	`#BAB189`
RGB	`rgb(186, 177, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.02, -3.19, 21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.02, 21.91, 98.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.487, 43.69, 29.962)`
Decimal	`12235145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB189, 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 #BAB189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #BAB189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab189; }
.text { color: #bab189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 177 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab189, #abba89); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB189?: #BAB189 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 #BAB189?: The RGB value is 186, 177, 137: 186 red, 177 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB189?: The complementary color is #8992BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.