What color is #BA8134?

#BA8134 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Cut the Mustard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA8134?

The RGB value is 186, 129, 52: 186 red, 129 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8134?

The complementary color is #346DBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8134?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8134 color

#BA8134 rgb(186, 129, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA8134 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 50.6% green and 20.4% blue (186, 129, 52).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 56% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 72% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cut the Mustard (#BA7F38), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#BA8134 color codes

HEX	`#BA8134`
RGB	`rgb(186, 129, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 50.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 56%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 72%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 72%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.41, 14.81, 48.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.41, 51.02, 73.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.722, 26.39, 6.829)`
Decimal	`12222772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8134, 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 #BA8134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA8134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #BA8134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8134; }
.text { color: #ba8134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 129 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8134, #b0ba34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #BA8134?: #BA8134 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Cut the Mustard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA8134?: The RGB value is 186, 129, 52: 186 red, 129 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8134?: The complementary color is #346DBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8134?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.