What color is #BAB48E?

#BAB48E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB48E?

The RGB value is 186, 180, 142: 186 red, 180 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB48E?

The complementary color is #8E94BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB48E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB48E color

#BAB48E rgb(186, 180, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB48E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.6% green and 55.7% blue (186, 180, 142).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#BAB48E color codes

HEX	`#BAB48E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 180, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, -4.08, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 20.61, 101.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.453, 45.035, 32.095)`
Decimal	`12235918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB48E, 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 #BAB48E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB48E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #BAB48E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab48e; }
.text { color: #bab48e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab48e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 180 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab48e, #aaba8e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAB48E?: #BAB48E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB48E?: The RGB value is 186, 180, 142: 186 red, 180 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB48E?: The complementary color is #8E94BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB48E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.