What color is #BAA297?

#BAA297 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA297?

The RGB value is 186, 162, 151: 186 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA297?

The complementary color is #97AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA297 color

#BAA297 rgb(186, 162, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA297 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.5% green and 59.2% blue (186, 162, 151).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#BAA297 color codes

HEX	`#BAA297`
RGB	`rgb(186, 162, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.4, 6.98, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.4, 11.35, 52.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.756, 38.515, 34.665)`
Decimal	`12231319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA297, 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 #BAA297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #BAA297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa297; }
.text { color: #baa297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 162 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa297, #bab397); }

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Questions

What color is #BAA297?: #BAA297 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA297?: The RGB value is 186, 162, 151: 186 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA297?: The complementary color is #97AFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.