What color is #BAC09B?

#BAC09B 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 #BAC09B?

The RGB value is 186, 192, 155: 186 red, 192 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC09B?

The complementary color is #A19BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC09B color

#BAC09B rgb(186, 192, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #BAC09B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 75.3% green and 60.8% blue (186, 192, 155).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#BAC09B color codes

HEX	`#BAC09B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 192, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 75.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, -8.44, 17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 19.87, 115.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.015, 50.505, 38.381)`
Decimal	`12239003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC09B, 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 #BAC09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #BAC09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac09b; }
.text { color: #bac09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 192 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac09b, #a8c09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAC09B?: #BAC09B 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 #BAC09B?: The RGB value is 186, 192, 155: 186 red, 192 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC09B?: The complementary color is #A19BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.