What color is #BAB278?

#BAB278 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB278?

The RGB value is 186, 178, 120: 186 red, 178 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB278?

The complementary color is #7880BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB278 color

#BAB278 rgb(186, 178, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB278 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.8% green and 47.1% blue (186, 178, 120).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#BAB278 color codes

HEX	`#BAB278`
RGB	`rgb(186, 178, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 35%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -5.93, 30.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 31.28, 100.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.561, 43.637, 24.104)`
Decimal	`12235384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB278, 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 #BAB278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #BAB278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab278; }
.text { color: #bab278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 178 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab278, #a1ba78); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB278?: #BAB278 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB278?: The RGB value is 186, 178, 120: 186 red, 178 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB278?: The complementary color is #7880BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.