What color is #BAB89F?

#BAB89F 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 #BAB89F?

The RGB value is 186, 184, 159: 186 red, 184 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB89F?

The complementary color is #9FA1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB89F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB89F color

#BAB89F rgb(186, 184, 159)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB89F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.2% green and 62.4% blue (186, 184, 159).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#BAB89F color codes

HEX	`#BAB89F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 184, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.33, -3.61, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.33, 13.47, 105.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.648, 47.224, 39.61)`
Decimal	`12236959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB89F, 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 #BAB89F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB89F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #BAB89F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab89f; }
.text { color: #bab89f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab89f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 184 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab89f, #afba9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BAB89F?: #BAB89F 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 #BAB89F?: The RGB value is 186, 184, 159: 186 red, 184 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB89F?: The complementary color is #9FA1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB89F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.