What color is #BA8759?

#BA8759 is a desaturated orange known as Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deer?

The RGB value is 186, 135, 89: 186 red, 135 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deer?

The complementary color is #598CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8759?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deer color: hex code #BA8759

#BA8759 rgb(186, 135, 89)

Shades of brown

Deer has the hex code #BA8759. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 52.9% green and 34.9% blue (186, 135, 89).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 41% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 52% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

Deer (#BA8759) color codes

HEX	`#BA8759`
RGB	`rgb(186, 135, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 52.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 41%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 52%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 52%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, 14.12, 32.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 35.25, 66.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.718, 28.49, 13.331)`
Decimal	`12224345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deer, 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 #BA8759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA8759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #BA8759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8759; }
.text { color: #ba8759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 135 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8759, #bab759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #BA8759 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA8759?: #BA8759 is a desaturated orange known as Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deer?: The RGB value is 186, 135, 89: 186 red, 135 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deer?: The complementary color is #598CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8759?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.