What color is #BABBA5?

#BABBA5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABBA5?

The RGB value is 186, 187, 165: 186 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABBA5?

The complementary color is #A6A5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABBA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABBA5 color

#BABBA5 rgb(186, 187, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BABBA5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.3% green and 64.7% blue (186, 187, 165).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#BABBA5 color codes

HEX	`#BABBA5`
RGB	`rgb(186, 187, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, -4.22, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 11.82, 110.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.811, 48.697, 42.629)`
Decimal	`12237733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABBA5, 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 #BABBA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABBA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #BABBA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babba5; }
.text { color: #babba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 187 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babba5, #afbba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BABBA5?: #BABBA5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABBA5?: The RGB value is 186, 187, 165: 186 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABBA5?: The complementary color is #A6A5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABBA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.