What color is #BA9381?

#BA9381 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9381?

The RGB value is 186, 147, 129: 186 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9381?

The complementary color is #81A8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9381 color

#BA9381 rgb(186, 147, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA9381 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 57.6% green and 50.6% blue (186, 147, 129).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#BA9381 color codes

HEX	`#BA9381`
RGB	`rgb(186, 147, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 57.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 31%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 12.02, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 19.32, 51.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.647, 32.893, 25.289)`
Decimal	`12227457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9381, 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 #BA9381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #BA9381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9381; }
.text { color: #ba9381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 147 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9381, #baaf81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BA9381?: #BA9381 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9381?: The RGB value is 186, 147, 129: 186 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9381?: The complementary color is #81A8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.