What color is #BA9B5D?

#BA9B5D is a desaturated orange known as Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Packing Paper?

The RGB value is 186, 155, 93: 186 red, 155 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Packing Paper?

The complementary color is #5D7CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9B5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Packing Paper color: hex code #BA9B5D

#BA9B5D rgb(186, 155, 93)

Shades of brown

Packing Paper has the hex code #BA9B5D. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 60.8% green and 36.5% blue (186, 155, 93).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 40% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 50% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

Packing Paper (#BA9B5D) color codes

HEX	`#BA9B5D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 155, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 60.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 40%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 50%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 50%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, 3.49, 36.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 36.79, 84.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.948, 34.674, 15.258)`
Decimal	`12229469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Packing Paper, 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 #BA9B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BA9B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9b5d; }
.text { color: #ba9b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 155 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9b5d, #aaba5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #BA9B5D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA9B5D?: #BA9B5D is a desaturated orange known as Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Packing Paper?: The RGB value is 186, 155, 93: 186 red, 155 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Packing Paper?: The complementary color is #5D7CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9B5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.