What color is #BAB59E?

#BAB59E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB59E?

The RGB value is 186, 181, 158: 186 red, 181 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB59E?

The complementary color is #9EA3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB59E color

#BAB59E rgb(186, 181, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB59E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 71% green and 62% blue (186, 181, 158).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#BAB59E color codes

HEX	`#BAB59E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 181, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 71%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, -2.18, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 12.56, 99.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.945, 45.956, 38.949)`
Decimal	`12236190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB59E, 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 #BAB59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #BAB59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab59e; }
.text { color: #bab59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 181 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab59e, #b1ba9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BAB59E?: #BAB59E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB59E?: The RGB value is 186, 181, 158: 186 red, 181 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB59E?: The complementary color is #9EA3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.