What color is #BAA085?

#BAA085 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA085?

The RGB value is 186, 160, 133: 186 red, 160 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA085?

The complementary color is #859FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA085 color

#BAA085 rgb(186, 160, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA085 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 62.7% green and 52.2% blue (186, 160, 133).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#BAA085 color codes

HEX	`#BAA085`
RGB	`rgb(186, 160, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 62.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.48, 5.42, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.48, 18.44, 72.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.055, 37.275, 27.429)`
Decimal	`12230789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA085, 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 #BAA085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #BAA085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa085; }
.text { color: #baa085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 160 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa085, #b9ba85); }

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Questions

What color is #BAA085?: #BAA085 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA085?: The RGB value is 186, 160, 133: 186 red, 160 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA085?: The complementary color is #859FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.