What color is #BAB291?

#BAB291 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB291?

The RGB value is 186, 178, 145: 186 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB291?

The complementary color is #9199BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB291 color

#BAB291 rgb(186, 178, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAB291 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.8% green and 56.9% blue (186, 178, 145).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#BAB291 color codes

HEX	`#BAB291`
RGB	`rgb(186, 178, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.45, -2.58, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.45, 18.11, 98.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.281, 44.325, 33.164)`
Decimal	`12235409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB291, 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 #BAB291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #BAB291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab291; }
.text { color: #bab291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 178 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab291, #aeba91); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB291?: #BAB291 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB291?: The RGB value is 186, 178, 145: 186 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB291?: The complementary color is #9199BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.