What color is #BABF90?

#BABF90 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BABF90?

The RGB value is 186, 191, 144: 186 red, 191 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BABF90?

The complementary color is #9590BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BABF90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BABF90 color

#BABF90 rgb(186, 191, 144)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BABF90 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 74.9% green and 56.5% blue (186, 191, 144).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#BABF90 color codes

HEX	`#BABF90`
RGB	`rgb(186, 191, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 74.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.89, -9.56, 23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.89, 25.09, 112.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.914, 49.715, 33.663)`
Decimal	`12238736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BABF90, 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 #BABF90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BABF90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #BABF90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #babf90; }
.text { color: #babf90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #babf90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 191 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #babf90, #a3bf90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BABF90?: #BABF90 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BABF90?: The RGB value is 186, 191, 144: 186 red, 191 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BABF90?: The complementary color is #9590BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BABF90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.