What color is #BAC367?

#BAC367 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAC367?

The RGB value is 186, 195, 103: 186 red, 195 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAC367?

The complementary color is #7067C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAC367?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAC367 color

#BAC367 rgb(186, 195, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAC367 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 76.5% green and 40.4% blue (186, 195, 103).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 43% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#BAC367 color codes

HEX	`#BAC367`
RGB	`rgb(186, 195, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 76.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 43%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 47%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 47%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.34, -16.55, 44.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.34, 47.83, 110.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.214, 50.449, 20.343)`
Decimal	`12239719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAC367, 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 #BAC367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAC367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #BAC367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bac367; }
.text { color: #bac367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bac367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 195 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bac367, #8cc367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BAC367?: #BAC367 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAC367?: The RGB value is 186, 195, 103: 186 red, 195 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAC367?: The complementary color is #7067C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAC367?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.