What color is #BAA189?

#BAA189 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA189?

The RGB value is 186, 161, 137: 186 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA189?

The complementary color is #89A2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA189 color

#BAA189 rgb(186, 161, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA189 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.1% green and 53.7% blue (186, 161, 137).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sesame (#BAA38B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#BAA189 color codes

HEX	`#BAA189`
RGB	`rgb(186, 161, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.83, 5.44, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.83, 16.8, 71.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.51, 37.736, 28.97)`
Decimal	`12231049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA189, 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 #BAA189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #BAA189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa189; }
.text { color: #baa189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 161 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa189, #baba89); }

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Questions

What color is #BAA189?: #BAA189 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA189?: The RGB value is 186, 161, 137: 186 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA189?: The complementary color is #89A2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.