Information about #BAB987 color

#BAB987 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BAB987 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(186, 185, 135) — 72.9% red, 72.5% green, 52.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 20 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BAB987 reads as a softly balanced golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sage (#BCB88A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Olive (#BCBC82) and Underside Of Willow Leaves (#BCB58C).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 185, 135) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BAB987 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BAB987 color variations

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

#BAB987 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAB987 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAB987 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAB987 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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#BAA487

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#BA9087

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#BAB987 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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#8788BA
#8788BA

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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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#A087BA
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#87A1BA
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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
#A1BA87
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#BAA087
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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
#BAB987
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#87BAB9
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#B987BA
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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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#88BA87
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#8788BA
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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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#87BAA0
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#8788BA
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#BA87A1
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Nearest named colors to #BAB987

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

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

#BAB987 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAB987
  • RGB186, 185, 135
  • CMYK0, 0, 20, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 185, 135)
  • HSL59°, 27%, 63%
  • HSL Precise58.824°, 26.984%, 62.941%
  • HSV59°, 27%, 73%
  • HSB59°, 27%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.725, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.725, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.725, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAB987
  • DECIMAL ID12237191
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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