What color is #BAB5AD?

#BAB5AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB5AD?

The RGB value is 186, 181, 173: 186 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB5AD?

The complementary color is #ADB2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB5AD color

#BAB5AD rgb(186, 181, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB5AD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (186, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Letters (#B8B5AD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#BAB5AD color codes

HEX	`#BAB5AD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.87, 0.33, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.87, 4.71, 85.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.315, 46.504, 46.169)`
Decimal	`12236205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB5AD, 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 #BAB5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #BAB5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab5ad; }
.text { color: #bab5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab5ad, #b8baad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BAB5AD?: #BAB5AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB5AD?: The RGB value is 186, 181, 173: 186 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB5AD?: The complementary color is #ADB2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.