What color is #BA8F6E?

#BA8F6E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA8F6E?

The RGB value is 186, 143, 110: 186 red, 143 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8F6E?

The complementary color is #6E99BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8F6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8F6E color

#BA8F6E rgb(186, 143, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA8F6E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 56.1% green and 43.1% blue (186, 143, 110).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 36% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 41% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#BA8F6E color codes

HEX	`#BA8F6E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 143, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 56.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 36%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 41%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 41%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, 11.86, 23.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 26.61, 63.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.888, 31.212, 19.041)`
Decimal	`12226414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8F6E, 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 #BA8F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #BA8F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8f6e; }
.text { color: #ba8f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 143 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8f6e, #bab56e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BA8F6E?: #BA8F6E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA8F6E?: The RGB value is 186, 143, 110: 186 red, 143 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8F6E?: The complementary color is #6E99BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8F6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.