What color is #BAC098?

#BAC098 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC098?

The RGB value is 186, 192, 152: 186 red, 192 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC098?

The complementary color is #9E98C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC098 color

#BAC098 rgb(186, 192, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC098 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 75.3% green and 59.6% blue (186, 192, 152).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#BAC098 color codes

HEX	`#BAC098`
RGB	`rgb(186, 192, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 75.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.32, -8.9, 19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.32, 21.45, 114.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.766, 50.406, 37.071)`
Decimal	`12239000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC098, 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 #BAC098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #BAC098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac098; }
.text { color: #bac098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 192 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac098, #a6c098); }

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Questions

What color is #BAC098?: #BAC098 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC098?: The RGB value is 186, 192, 152: 186 red, 192 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC098?: The complementary color is #9E98C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.