What color is #BAB495?

#BAB495 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB495?

The RGB value is 186, 180, 149: 186 red, 180 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB495?

The complementary color is #959BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB495 color

#BAB495 rgb(186, 180, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB495 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.6% green and 58.4% blue (186, 180, 149).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#BAB495 color codes

HEX	`#BAB495`
RGB	`rgb(186, 180, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -3.04, 16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 16.89, 100.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.996, 45.252, 34.95)`
Decimal	`12235925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB495, 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 #BAB495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #BAB495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab495; }
.text { color: #bab495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 180 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab495, #adba95); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB495?: #BAB495 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB495?: The RGB value is 186, 180, 149: 186 red, 180 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB495?: The complementary color is #959BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.