What color is #BABCA1?

#BABCA1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABCA1?

The RGB value is 186, 188, 161: 186 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABCA1?

The complementary color is #A3A1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABCA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABCA1 color

#BABCA1 rgb(186, 188, 161)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BABCA1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 73.7% green and 63.1% blue (186, 188, 161).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#BABCA1 color codes

HEX	`#BABCA1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 188, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 73.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.44, -5.4, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.44, 14.49, 111.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.665, 48.979, 40.812)`
Decimal	`12237985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABCA1, 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 #BABCA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABCA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #BABCA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babca1; }
.text { color: #babca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 188 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babca1, #adbca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BABCA1?: #BABCA1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABCA1?: The RGB value is 186, 188, 161: 186 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABCA1?: The complementary color is #A3A1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABCA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.