What color is #BAB29D?

#BAB29D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB29D?

The RGB value is 186, 178, 157: 186 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB29D?

The complementary color is #9DA5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB29D color

#BAB29D rgb(186, 178, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB29D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.8% green and 61.6% blue (186, 178, 157).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#BAB29D color codes

HEX	`#BAB29D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 178, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.7, -0.73, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.7, 11.78, 93.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.255, 44.715, 38.297)`
Decimal	`12235421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB29D, 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 #BAB29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #BAB29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab29d; }
.text { color: #bab29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 178 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab29d, #b3ba9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BAB29D?: #BAB29D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB29D?: The RGB value is 186, 178, 157: 186 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB29D?: The complementary color is #9DA5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.