What color is #BAB484?

#BAB484 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB484?

The RGB value is 186, 180, 132: 186 red, 180 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB484?

The complementary color is #848ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB484 color

#BAB484 rgb(186, 180, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB484 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.6% green and 51.8% blue (186, 180, 132).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#BAB484 color codes

HEX	`#BAB484`
RGB	`rgb(186, 180, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.73, -5.46, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.73, 25.9, 102.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.736, 44.748, 28.317)`
Decimal	`12235908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB484, 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 #BAB484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #BAB484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab484; }
.text { color: #bab484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 180 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab484, #a5ba84); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB484?: #BAB484 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB484?: The RGB value is 186, 180, 132: 186 red, 180 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB484?: The complementary color is #848ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.