What color is #BAB89C?

#BAB89C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB89C?

The RGB value is 186, 184, 156: 186 red, 184 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB89C?

The complementary color is #9C9EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB89C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB89C color

#BAB89C rgb(186, 184, 156)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB89C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.2% green and 61.2% blue (186, 184, 156).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#BAB89C color codes

HEX	`#BAB89C`
RGB	`rgb(186, 184, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, -4.09, 14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 15.07, 105.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.39, 47.121, 38.255)`
Decimal	`12236956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB89C, 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 #BAB89C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB89C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #BAB89C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab89c; }
.text { color: #bab89c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab89c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 184 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab89c, #adba9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BAB89C?: #BAB89C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB89C?: The RGB value is 186, 184, 156: 186 red, 184 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB89C?: The complementary color is #9C9EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB89C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.