What color is #BAA843?

#BAA843 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA843?

The RGB value is 186, 168, 67: 186 red, 168 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA843?

The complementary color is #4355BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA843?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA843 color

#BAA843 rgb(186, 168, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BAA843 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.9% green and 26.3% blue (186, 168, 67).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 47% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 64% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#BAA843 color codes

HEX	`#BAA843`
RGB	`rgb(186, 168, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 47%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 64%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 64%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.64, -5.55, 52.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.64, 53.22, 95.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.267, 38.851, 10.95)`
Decimal	`12232771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA843, 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 #BAA843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #BAA843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa843; }
.text { color: #baa843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 168 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa843, #91ba43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BAA843?: #BAA843 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA843?: The RGB value is 186, 168, 67: 186 red, 168 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA843?: The complementary color is #4355BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA843?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.