What color is #BABEA4?

#BABEA4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABEA4?

The RGB value is 186, 190, 164: 186 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABEA4?

The complementary color is #A8A4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABEA4 color

#BABEA4 rgb(186, 190, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #BABEA4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green and 64.3% blue (186, 190, 164).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% 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 10.99:1).

#BABEA4 color codes

HEX	`#BABEA4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 190, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.04, -5.97, 12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.04, 14.01, 115.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.363, 49.947, 42.366)`
Decimal	`12238500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABEA4, 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 #BABEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #BABEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babea4; }
.text { color: #babea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 190 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babea4, #adbea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BABEA4?: #BABEA4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABEA4?: The RGB value is 186, 190, 164: 186 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABEA4?: The complementary color is #A8A4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.