Close to Olive Green
#BABE62
#BABE62 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 63°, with 41% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BABE62.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.98:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.63:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.98:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.63:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BABE62 as they’d see it.
#BABE62 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BABE62
What color is #BABE62?
#BABE62 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 74.5% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 63°, with 41% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BABE62 in RGB?
#BABE62 is rgb(186, 190, 98): 186 red, 190 green, and 98 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BABE62 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 48, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BABE62?
PANTONE 7493 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BABE62?
Its complement #B9B0FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.