What color is #BA977D?

#BA977D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA977D?

The RGB value is 186, 151, 125: 186 red, 151 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA977D?

The complementary color is #7DA0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA977D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA977D color

#BA977D rgb(186, 151, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA977D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 59.2% green and 49% blue (186, 151, 125).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#BA977D color codes

HEX	`#BA977D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 151, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 59.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 33%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.01, 9.28, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.01, 20.82, 63.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.019, 34.055, 24.127)`
Decimal	`12228477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA977D, 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 #BA977D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA977D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #BA977D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba977d; }
.text { color: #ba977d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba977d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 151 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba977d, #bab67d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA977D?: #BA977D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA977D?: The RGB value is 186, 151, 125: 186 red, 151 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA977D?: The complementary color is #7DA0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA977D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.