What color is #BA9E92?

#BA9E92 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 #BA9E92?

The RGB value is 186, 158, 146: 186 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9E92?

The complementary color is #92AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9E92 color

#BA9E92 rgb(186, 158, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BA9E92 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 62% green and 57.3% blue (186, 158, 146).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#BA9E92 color codes

HEX	`#BA9E92`
RGB	`rgb(186, 158, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 62%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, 8.4, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 13.14, 50.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.665, 36.969, 32.34)`
Decimal	`12230290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9E92, 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 #BA9E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #BA9E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9e92; }
.text { color: #ba9e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 158 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9e92, #bab292); }

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Questions

What color is #BA9E92?: #BA9E92 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 #BA9E92?: The RGB value is 186, 158, 146: 186 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9E92?: The complementary color is #92AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.