What color is #BAB29F?

#BAB29F 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 #BAB29F?

The RGB value is 186, 178, 159: 186 red, 178 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB29F?

The complementary color is #9FA7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB29F color

#BAB29F rgb(186, 178, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB29F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 69.8% green and 62.4% blue (186, 178, 159).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#BAB29F color codes

HEX	`#BAB29F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 178, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 69.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, -0.41, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 10.74, 92.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.428, 44.784, 39.203)`
Decimal	`12235423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB29F, 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 #BAB29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #BAB29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab29f; }
.text { color: #bab29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 178 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab29f, #b4ba9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BAB29F?: #BAB29F 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 #BAB29F?: The RGB value is 186, 178, 159: 186 red, 178 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB29F?: The complementary color is #9FA7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.