What color is #BA7F38?

#BA7F38 is a moderate orange known as Cut the Mustard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cut the Mustard?

The RGB value is 186, 127, 56: 186 red, 127 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cut the Mustard?

The complementary color is #3873BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA7F38?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cut the Mustard color: hex code #BA7F38

#BA7F38 rgb(186, 127, 56)

Shades of brown

Cut the Mustard has the hex code #BA7F38. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 49.8% green and 22% blue (186, 127, 56).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 54% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 70% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

Cut the Mustard (#BA7F38) color codes

HEX	`#BA7F38`
RGB	`rgb(186, 127, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 49.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 54%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 70%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 70%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, 16.14, 46.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 49.2, 70.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.555, 25.906, 7.237)`
Decimal	`12222264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cut the Mustard, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BA7F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA7F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BA7F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba7f38; }
.text { color: #ba7f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba7f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 127 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba7f38, #b4ba38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #BA7F38 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA7F38?: #BA7F38 is a moderate orange known as Cut the Mustard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cut the Mustard?: The RGB value is 186, 127, 56: 186 red, 127 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cut the Mustard?: The complementary color is #3873BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA7F38?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.