What color is #BAC08F?

#BAC08F 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 #BAC08F?

The RGB value is 186, 192, 143: 186 red, 192 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC08F?

The complementary color is #958FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC08F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC08F color

#BAC08F rgb(186, 192, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAC08F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 75.3% green and 56.1% blue (186, 192, 143).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#BAC08F color codes

HEX	`#BAC08F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 192, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 75.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, -10.22, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 26.15, 112.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.057, 50.122, 33.335)`
Decimal	`12238991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC08F, 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 #BAC08F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC08F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #BAC08F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac08f; }
.text { color: #bac08f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac08f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 192 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac08f, #a1c08f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAC08F?: #BAC08F 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 #BAC08F?: The RGB value is 186, 192, 143: 186 red, 192 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC08F?: The complementary color is #958FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC08F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.