What color is #BAB59C?

#BAB59C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB59C?

The RGB value is 186, 181, 156: 186 red, 181 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB59C?

The complementary color is #9CA1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB59C color

#BAB59C rgb(186, 181, 156)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB59C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 71% green and 61.2% blue (186, 181, 156).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#BAB59C color codes

HEX	`#BAB59C`
RGB	`rgb(186, 181, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 71%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -2.49, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 13.62, 100.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.774, 45.888, 38.05)`
Decimal	`12236188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB59C, 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 #BAB59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #BAB59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab59c; }
.text { color: #bab59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 181 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab59c, #b0ba9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BAB59C?: #BAB59C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB59C?: The RGB value is 186, 181, 156: 186 red, 181 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB59C?: The complementary color is #9CA1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.