What color is #BAB492?

#BAB492 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB492?

The RGB value is 186, 180, 146: 186 red, 180 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB492?

The complementary color is #9298BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB492 color

#BAB492 rgb(186, 180, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB492 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.6% green and 57.3% blue (186, 180, 146).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#BAB492 color codes

HEX	`#BAB492`
RGB	`rgb(186, 180, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73, -3.49, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73, 18.48, 100.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.759, 45.158, 33.705)`
Decimal	`12235922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB492, 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 #BAB492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #BAB492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab492; }
.text { color: #bab492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 180 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab492, #acba92); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB492?: #BAB492 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB492?: The RGB value is 186, 180, 146: 186 red, 180 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB492?: The complementary color is #9298BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.