What color is #BAA092?

#BAA092 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA092?

The RGB value is 186, 160, 146: 186 red, 160 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA092?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAA092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA092 color

#BAA092 rgb(186, 160, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA092 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 62.7% green and 57.3% blue (186, 160, 146).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#BAA092 color codes

HEX	`#BAA092`
RGB	`rgb(186, 160, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 62.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, 7.31, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 13.06, 55.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.009, 37.657, 32.455)`
Decimal	`12230802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA092, 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 #BAA092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #BAA092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa092; }
.text { color: #baa092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 160 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa092, #bab492); }

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Questions

What color is #BAA092?: #BAA092 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA092?: The RGB value is 186, 160, 146: 186 red, 160 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA092?: The complementary color is #92ACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.