What color is #BAA69B?

#BAA69B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA69B?

The RGB value is 186, 166, 155: 186 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA69B?

The complementary color is #9BAFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA69B color

#BAA69B rgb(186, 166, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA69B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.1% green and 60.8% blue (186, 166, 155).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#BAA69B color codes

HEX	`#BAA69B`
RGB	`rgb(186, 166, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, 5.43, 8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 9.95, 56.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.802, 40.079, 36.643)`
Decimal	`12232347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA69B, 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 #BAA69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #BAA69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa69b; }
.text { color: #baa69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 166 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa69b, #bab69b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BAA69B?: #BAA69B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA69B?: The RGB value is 186, 166, 155: 186 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA69B?: The complementary color is #9BAFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.