What color is #BAA775?

#BAA775 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA775?

The RGB value is 186, 167, 117: 186 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA775?

The complementary color is #7588BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA775 color

#BAA775 rgb(186, 167, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA775 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.5% green and 45.9% blue (186, 167, 117).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 37% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#BAA775 color codes

HEX	`#BAA775`
RGB	`rgb(186, 167, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 37%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -0.43, 28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 28.41, 90.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.28, 39.362, 22.46)`
Decimal	`12232565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA775, 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 #BAA775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #BAA775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa775; }
.text { color: #baa775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 167 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa775, #aaba75); }

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Questions

What color is #BAA775?: #BAA775 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA775?: The RGB value is 186, 167, 117: 186 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA775?: The complementary color is #7588BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.