What color is #BAA749?

#BAA749 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA749?

The RGB value is 186, 167, 73: 186 red, 167 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA749?

The complementary color is #495CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA749?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA749 color

#BAA749 rgb(186, 167, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA749 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.5% green and 28.6% blue (186, 167, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 45% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 61% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#BAA749 color codes

HEX	`#BAA749`
RGB	`rgb(186, 167, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 45%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 61%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.43, -4.62, 49.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.43, 50.2, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.272, 38.559, 11.887)`
Decimal	`12232521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA749, 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 #BAA749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #BAA749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa749; }
.text { color: #baa749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 167 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa749, #95ba49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BAA749?: #BAA749 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA749?: The RGB value is 186, 167, 73: 186 red, 167 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA749?: The complementary color is #495CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA749?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.