What color is #BAB39D?

#BAB39D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB39D?

The RGB value is 186, 179, 157: 186 red, 179 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB39D?

The complementary color is #9DA4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB39D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB39D color

#BAB39D rgb(186, 179, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB39D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.2% green and 61.6% blue (186, 179, 157).

Its hue angle is 46°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#BAB39D color codes

HEX	`#BAB39D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 179, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.97, -1.27, 12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.97, 12.2, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.455, 45.114, 38.363)`
Decimal	`12235677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB39D, 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 #BAB39D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB39D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #BAB39D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab39d; }
.text { color: #bab39d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab39d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 179 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab39d, #b3ba9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BAB39D?: #BAB39D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB39D?: The RGB value is 186, 179, 157: 186 red, 179 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB39D?: The complementary color is #9DA4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB39D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.