What color is #BA9A56?

#BA9A56 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9A56?

The RGB value is 186, 154, 86: 186 red, 154 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9A56?

The complementary color is #5676BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9A56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9A56 color

#BA9A56 rgb(186, 154, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA9A56 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 60.4% green and 33.7% blue (186, 154, 86).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 42% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 54% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Packing Paper (#BA9B5D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#BA9A56 color codes

HEX	`#BA9A56`
RGB	`rgb(186, 154, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 60.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 42%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 54%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 54%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, 3.4, 39.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 39.96, 85.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.486, 34.224, 13.644)`
Decimal	`12229206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9A56, 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 #BA9A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #BA9A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9a56; }
.text { color: #ba9a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 154 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9a56, #a8ba56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BA9A56?: #BA9A56 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9A56?: The RGB value is 186, 154, 86: 186 red, 154 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9A56?: The complementary color is #5676BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9A56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.