What color is #BAA38B?

#BAA38B is a light, desaturated orange known as Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sesame?

The RGB value is 186, 163, 139: 186 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sesame?

The complementary color is #8BA2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA38B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sesame color: hex code #BAA38B

#BAA38B rgb(186, 163, 139)

Shades of brown

Sesame has the hex code #BAA38B. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.9% green and 54.5% blue (186, 163, 139).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

Sesame (#BAA38B) color codes

HEX	`#BAA38B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 163, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, 4.63, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 16.24, 73.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.007, 38.499, 29.85)`
Decimal	`12231563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sesame, 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 #BAA38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA38B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #BAA38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa38b; }
.text { color: #baa38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 163 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa38b, #b9ba8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BAA38B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BAA38B?: #BAA38B is a light, desaturated orange known as Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sesame?: The RGB value is 186, 163, 139: 186 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sesame?: The complementary color is #8BA2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA38B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.