What color is #BA9C8F?

#BA9C8F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9C8F?

The RGB value is 186, 156, 143: 186 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9C8F?

The complementary color is #8FADBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9C8F color

#BA9C8F rgb(186, 156, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA9C8F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 61.2% green and 56.1% blue (186, 156, 143).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#BA9C8F color codes

HEX	`#BA9C8F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 156, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 61.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.67, 9.05, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.67, 14.2, 50.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.096, 36.201, 31.015)`
Decimal	`12229775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9C8F, 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 #BA9C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #BA9C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9c8f; }
.text { color: #ba9c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 156 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9c8f, #bab28f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BA9C8F?: #BA9C8F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9C8F?: The RGB value is 186, 156, 143: 186 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9C8F?: The complementary color is #8FADBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.