Information about #BABE9C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BABE9C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(186, 190, 156) — 72.9% red, 74.5% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 13 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BABE9C is a softly toned sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aspiring (#BBBBA1). Slightly further away sit Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Double Fossil (#C2B89E).

The recipe behind #BABE9C is rgb(186, 190, 156), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BABE9C: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BABE9C color variations

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

#BABE9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BABE9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BABE9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BABE9C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BABE9C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BABE9C

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

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Half Hillary color link
Half Hillary

#B9B398

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Aquashield Akaroa color link
Aquashield Akaroa

#BEB29A

Quarter Craigieburn color link
Quarter Craigieburn

#BFB7A6

#BABE9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BABE9C
  • RGB186, 190, 156
  • CMYK2, 0, 13, 25
  • CSSrgb(186, 190, 156)
  • HSL67°, 21%, 68%
  • HSL Precise67.059°, 20.732%, 67.843%
  • HSV67°, 18%, 75%
  • HSB67°, 18%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.745, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.745, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.745, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBABE9C
  • DECIMAL ID12238492
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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