Information about #BABD7A color

#BABD7A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BABD7A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 189, 122) — 72.9% red, 74.1% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 26 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BABD7A is a mildly saturated yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pine Glade (#BDC07E). Slightly further away sit Pastel Olive (#BCBC82) and Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 189, 122) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BABD7A: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #BABD7A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BABD7A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BABD7A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BABD7A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BABD7A
  • RGB186, 189, 122
  • CMYK1, 0, 26, 26
  • CSSrgb(186, 189, 122)
  • HSL63°, 34%, 61%
  • HSL Precise62.687°, 33.668%, 60.98%
  • HSV63°, 35%, 74%
  • HSB63°, 35%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.741, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.741, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.741, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBABD7A
  • DECIMAL ID12238202
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01