What color is #BACB4D?

#BACB4D is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BACB4D?

The RGB value is 186, 203, 77: 186 red, 203 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BACB4D?

The complementary color is #5E4DCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BACB4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BACB4D color

#BACB4D rgb(186, 203, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #BACB4D is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 79.6% green and 30.2% blue (186, 203, 77).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 55% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Celery (#B4C04C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#BACB4D color codes

HEX	`#BACB4D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 203, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 79.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 55%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 62%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 62%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, -22.7, 58.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 63.2, 111.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.946, 53.687, 15.12)`
Decimal	`12241741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BACB4D, 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 #BACB4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BACB4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #BACB4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bacb4d; }
.text { color: #bacb4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bacb4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 203 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bacb4d, #7bcb4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #BACB4D?: #BACB4D is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BACB4D?: The RGB value is 186, 203, 77: 186 red, 203 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BACB4D?: The complementary color is #5E4DCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BACB4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.