What color is #BAA591?

#BAA591 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 #BAA591?

The RGB value is 186, 165, 145: 186 red, 165 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA591?

The complementary color is #91A6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA591 color

#BAA591 rgb(186, 165, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA591 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 64.7% green and 56.9% blue (186, 165, 145).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#BAA591 color codes

HEX	`#BAA591`
RGB	`rgb(186, 165, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 64.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.04, 4.42, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.04, 13.89, 71.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.816, 39.395, 32.342)`
Decimal	`12232081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA591, 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 #BAA591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #BAA591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa591; }
.text { color: #baa591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 165 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa591, #baba91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BAA591?: #BAA591 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 #BAA591?: The RGB value is 186, 165, 145: 186 red, 165 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA591?: The complementary color is #91A6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.