What color is #BAB988?

#BAB988 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB988?

The RGB value is 186, 185, 136: 186 red, 185 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB988?

The complementary color is #8889BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB988 color

#BAB988 rgb(186, 185, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAB988 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.5% green and 53.3% blue (186, 185, 136).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#BAB988 color codes

HEX	`#BAB988`
RGB	`rgb(186, 185, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.14, -7.55, 25.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.14, 26.19, 106.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.043, 46.915, 30.129)`
Decimal	`12237192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB988, 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 #BAB988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #BAB988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab988; }
.text { color: #bab988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 185 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab988, #a2ba88); }

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Questions

What color is #BAB988?: #BAB988 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB988?: The RGB value is 186, 185, 136: 186 red, 185 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB988?: The complementary color is #8889BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.