What color is #BAB393?

#BAB393 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB393?

The RGB value is 186, 179, 147: 186 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB393?

The complementary color is #939ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB393?

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.

#BAB393 color

#BAB393 rgb(186, 179, 147)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAB393 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.2% green and 57.6% blue (186, 179, 147).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BAB393 color codes

HEX	`#BAB393`
RGB	`rgb(186, 179, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, -2.81, 17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 17.49, 99.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.636, 44.787, 34.049)`
Decimal	`12235667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB393, 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 #BAB393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB393 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 #BAB393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab393; }
.text { color: #bab393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 179 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab393, #adba93); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB393?: #BAB393 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB393?: The RGB value is 186, 179, 147: 186 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB393?: The complementary color is #939ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB393?: 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.