What color is #BAB49B?

#BAB49B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB49B?

The RGB value is 186, 180, 155: 186 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB49B?

The complementary color is #9BA1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB49B color

#BAB49B rgb(186, 180, 155)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAB49B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 70.6% green and 60.8% blue (186, 180, 155).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BAB49B color codes

HEX	`#BAB49B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 180, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 70.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, -2.12, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 13.7, 98.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.487, 45.449, 37.538)`
Decimal	`12235931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB49B, 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 #BAB49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BAB49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab49b; }
.text { color: #bab49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 180 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab49b, #b0ba9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BAB49B?: #BAB49B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB49B?: The RGB value is 186, 180, 155: 186 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB49B?: The complementary color is #9BA1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.