What color is #BABA74?

#BABA74 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 #BABA74?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 116: 186 red, 186 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABA74?

The complementary color is #7474BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABA74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABA74 color

#BABA74 rgb(186, 186, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BABA74 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 45.5% blue (186, 186, 116).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Savannah Grass (#BABC72), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#BABA74 color codes

HEX	`#BABA74`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, -10.58, 35.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 37.05, 106.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.961, 46.819, 23.399)`
Decimal	`12237428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABA74, 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 #BABA74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABA74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #BABA74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baba74; }
.text { color: #baba74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baba74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baba74, #97ba74); }

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Questions

What color is #BABA74?: #BABA74 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 #BABA74?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 116: 186 red, 186 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABA74?: The complementary color is #7474BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABA74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.