What color is #BABF89?

#BABF89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABF89?

The RGB value is 186, 191, 137: 186 red, 191 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABF89?

The complementary color is #8E89BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABF89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABF89 color

#BABF89 rgb(186, 191, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BABF89 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.9% green and 53.7% blue (186, 191, 137).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#BABF89 color codes

HEX	`#BABF89`
RGB	`rgb(186, 191, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.77, -10.53, 26.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.77, 28.74, 111.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.396, 49.507, 30.932)`
Decimal	`12238729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABF89, 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 #BABF89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABF89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #BABF89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babf89; }
.text { color: #babf89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babf89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 191 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babf89, #9fbf89); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BABF89?: #BABF89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABF89?: The RGB value is 186, 191, 137: 186 red, 191 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABF89?: The complementary color is #8E89BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABF89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.