What color is #BABA87?

#BABA87 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 #BABA87?

The RGB value is 186, 186, 135: 186 red, 186 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABA87?

The complementary color is #8787BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABA87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABA87 color

#BABA87 rgb(186, 186, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BABA87 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.9% green and 52.9% blue (186, 186, 135).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#BABA87 color codes

HEX	`#BABA87`
RGB	`rgb(186, 186, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -8.21, 25.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 27.21, 107.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.182, 47.307, 29.826)`
Decimal	`12237447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABA87, 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 #BABA87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABA87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #BABA87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baba87; }
.text { color: #baba87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baba87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 186 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baba87, #a1ba87); }

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Questions

What color is #BABA87?: #BABA87 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 #BABA87?: The RGB value is 186, 186, 135: 186 red, 186 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABA87?: The complementary color is #8787BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABA87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.