What color is #BA6E49?

#BA6E49 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Palace. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA6E49?

The RGB value is 186, 110, 73: 186 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA6E49?

The complementary color is #4995BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA6E49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA6E49 color

#BA6E49 rgb(186, 110, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA6E49 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 43.1% green and 28.6% blue (186, 110, 73).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 45% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 61% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Oak Palace (#BB6B41), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#BA6E49 color codes

HEX	`#BA6E49`
RGB	`rgb(186, 110, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 43.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 45%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 61%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 26.62, 33.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 42.64, 51.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.03, 22.075, 9.139)`
Decimal	`12217929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA6E49, 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 #BA6E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA6E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #BA6E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba6e49; }
.text { color: #ba6e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba6e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 110 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba6e49, #baa749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #BA6E49?: #BA6E49 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Palace. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA6E49?: The RGB value is 186, 110, 73: 186 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA6E49?: The complementary color is #4995BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA6E49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.