What color is #BAA38F?

#BAA38F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA38F?

The RGB value is 186, 163, 143: 186 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA38F?

The complementary color is #8FA6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA38F color

#BAA38F rgb(186, 163, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA38F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 63.9% green and 56.1% blue (186, 163, 143).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#BAA38F color codes

HEX	`#BAA38F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 163, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 63.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.47, 5.22, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.47, 14.46, 68.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.305, 38.618, 31.417)`
Decimal	`12231567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA38F, 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 #BAA38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #BAA38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa38f; }
.text { color: #baa38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 163 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa38f, #bab88f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BAA38F?: #BAA38F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA38F?: The RGB value is 186, 163, 143: 186 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA38F?: The complementary color is #8FA6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.