What color is #BA782A?

#BA782A is a moderate orange known as Pirate Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pirate Gold?

The RGB value is 186, 120, 42: 186 red, 120 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pirate Gold?

The complementary color is #2A6CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA782A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pirate Gold color: hex code #BA782A

#BA782A rgb(186, 120, 42)

Shades of brown

Pirate Gold has the hex code #BA782A. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 47.1% green and 16.5% blue (186, 120, 42).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 63% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 77% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

Pirate Gold (#BA782A) color codes

HEX	`#BA782A`
RGB	`rgb(186, 120, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 47.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 63%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 77%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 77%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 19.34, 50.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 54.48, 69.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.386, 24.042, 5.388)`
Decimal	`12220458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pirate Gold, 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 #BA782A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA782A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #BA782A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba782a; }
.text { color: #ba782a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba782a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 120 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba782a, #b4ba2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #BA782A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA782A?: #BA782A is a moderate orange known as Pirate Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pirate Gold?: The RGB value is 186, 120, 42: 186 red, 120 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pirate Gold?: The complementary color is #2A6CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA782A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.