#BAB8A0
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BAB8A0
#BAB8A0 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 72% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A0A2BA — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BAB8A0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BAB8A0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BAB8A0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BAB8A0?
#BAB8A0 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 72% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BAB8A0?
Use black text. Black on #BAB8A0 has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAB8A0?
Its complementary colour is #A0A2BA, and analogous partners are #BAABA0 and #AFBAA0.