What color is #BAA18B?

#BAA18B 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 #BAA18B?

The RGB value is 186, 161, 139: 186 red, 161 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA18B?

The complementary color is #8BA4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA18B color

#BAA18B rgb(186, 161, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA18B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.1% green and 54.5% blue (186, 161, 139).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sesame (#BAA38B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#BAA18B color codes

HEX	`#BAA18B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 161, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, 5.72, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 15.91, 68.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.655, 37.794, 29.733)`
Decimal	`12231051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA18B, 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 #BAA18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #BAA18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa18b; }
.text { color: #baa18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 161 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa18b, #bab88b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BAA18B?: #BAA18B 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 #BAA18B?: The RGB value is 186, 161, 139: 186 red, 161 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA18B?: The complementary color is #8BA4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.