What color is #BA9574?

#BA9574 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9574?

The RGB value is 186, 149, 116: 186 red, 149 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9574?

The complementary color is #7499BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9574 color

#BA9574 rgb(186, 149, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA9574 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 58.4% green and 45.5% blue (186, 149, 116).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#BA9574 color codes

HEX	`#BA9574`
RGB	`rgb(186, 149, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 58.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.32, 9.25, 22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.32, 24.51, 67.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.15, 33.197, 21.128)`
Decimal	`12227956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9574, 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 #BA9574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #BA9574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9574; }
.text { color: #ba9574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 149 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9574, #bab874); }

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Questions

What color is #BA9574?: #BA9574 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9574?: The RGB value is 186, 149, 116: 186 red, 149 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9574?: The complementary color is #7499BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.