What color is #BA8C47?

#BA8C47 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barista’s Favourite. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA8C47?

The RGB value is 186, 140, 71: 186 red, 140 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8C47?

The complementary color is #4775BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8C47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8C47 color

#BA8C47 rgb(186, 140, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA8C47 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 54.9% green and 27.8% blue (186, 140, 71).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 62% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Barista’s Favourite (#BB8D4E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#BA8C47 color codes

HEX	`#BA8C47`
RGB	`rgb(186, 140, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 54.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 62%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.35, 9.89, 42.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.35, 44.07, 77.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.767, 29.652, 10.063)`
Decimal	`12225607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8C47, 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 #BA8C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA8C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #BA8C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8c47; }
.text { color: #ba8c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 140 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8c47, #aeba47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BA8C47?: #BA8C47 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barista’s Favourite. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA8C47?: The RGB value is 186, 140, 71: 186 red, 140 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8C47?: The complementary color is #4775BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8C47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.