Information about #BABF8B color

#BABF8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BABF8B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 191, 139) — 72.9% red, 74.9% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 20 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BABF8B is a mildly saturated sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sage (#BCB88A). Slightly further away sit Fawn Green (#BCB88F) and Nirvana (#C3BF8B).

The recipe behind #BABF8B is rgb(186, 191, 139), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #BABF8B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BABF8B color variations

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

#BABF8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BABF8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BABF8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BABF8B 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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#BABF8B 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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#C0AB8C
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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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#C08CBA
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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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#C08CA1
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Nearest named colors to #BABF8B

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

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

#BABF8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BABF8B
  • RGB186, 191, 139
  • CMYK2, 0, 20, 25
  • CSSrgb(186, 191, 139)
  • HSL66°, 29%, 65%
  • HSL Precise65.769°, 28.889%, 64.706%
  • HSV66°, 27%, 75%
  • HSB66°, 27%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.749, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.749, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.749, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBABF8B
  • DECIMAL ID12238731
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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