What color is #BAB88F?

#BAB88F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB88F?

The RGB value is 186, 184, 143: 186 red, 184 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB88F?

The complementary color is #8F91BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB88F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB88F color

#BAB88F rgb(186, 184, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB88F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.2% green and 56.1% blue (186, 184, 143).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#BAB88F color codes

HEX	`#BAB88F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 184, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74, -6.04, 21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74, 22, 105.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.348, 46.704, 32.765)`
Decimal	`12236943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB88F, 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 #BAB88F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB88F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #BAB88F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab88f; }
.text { color: #bab88f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab88f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 184 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab88f, #a6ba8f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAB88F?: #BAB88F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB88F?: The RGB value is 186, 184, 143: 186 red, 184 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB88F?: The complementary color is #8F91BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB88F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.