What color is #BAB97B?

#BAB97B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB97B?

The RGB value is 186, 185, 123: 186 red, 185 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB97B?

The complementary color is #7B7CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB97B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB97B color

#BAB97B rgb(186, 185, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB97B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.5% green and 48.2% blue (186, 185, 123).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Savannah Grass (#BABC72), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#BAB97B color codes

HEX	`#BAB97B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 185, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, -9.23, 31.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 32.97, 106.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.174, 46.568, 25.555)`
Decimal	`12237179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB97B, 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 #BAB97B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB97B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #BAB97B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab97b; }
.text { color: #bab97b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab97b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 185 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab97b, #9bba7b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAB97B?: #BAB97B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB97B?: The RGB value is 186, 185, 123: 186 red, 185 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB97B?: The complementary color is #7B7CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB97B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.