What color is #BA9685?

#BA9685 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9685?

The RGB value is 186, 150, 133: 186 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9685?

The complementary color is #85A9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9685 color

#BA9685 rgb(186, 150, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA9685 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 58.8% green and 52.2% blue (186, 150, 133).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#BA9685 color codes

HEX	`#BA9685`
RGB	`rgb(186, 150, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 58.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, 10.91, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 17.8, 52.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.39, 33.947, 26.874)`
Decimal	`12228229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9685, 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 #BA9685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #BA9685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9685; }
.text { color: #ba9685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 150 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9685, #bab085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BA9685?: #BA9685 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9685?: The RGB value is 186, 150, 133: 186 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9685?: The complementary color is #85A9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.