#baba9e

Color #baba9e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#baba9e

RGB

rgb(186, 186, 158)

HSL

hsl(60, 16.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 15.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 15.1%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.84, -4.83, 14.23)

LCH

lch(74.84, 15.03, 108.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0384, 107.26)

HWB

hwb(60, 62%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9eba

Analogous

#baac9e

#baba9e

#acba9e

Triadic

#baba9e

#9ebaba

#ba9eba

Split-complementary

#baba9e

#9eacba

#ac9eba

Tetradic

#baba9e

#9eba9e

#9e9eba

#ba9eba

Square

#baba9e

#9ebaac

#9e9eba

#ba9eac

Shades

Color #baba9e mixed toward black.

#a2a27d

#86865f

#656548

#434330

#222218

Tints

Color #baba9e mixed toward white.

#c6c6ae

#d1d1be

#ddddcf

#e8e8df

#f4f4ef

Tones

Color #baba9e mixed toward gray.

#b8b8a0

#b5b5a3

#b3b3a5

#b1b1a7

#aeaeaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaa5 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#babaa7 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#baabac · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baba9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baba9e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#baba9e (#baba9e) is rgb(186, 186, 158) in RGB.

No, #baba9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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