What color is #BAA87D?

#BAA87D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA87D?

The RGB value is 186, 168, 125: 186 red, 168 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA87D?

The complementary color is #7D8FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA87D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA87D color

#BAA87D rgb(186, 168, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA87D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.9% green and 49% blue (186, 168, 125).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 33% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#BAA87D color codes

HEX	`#BAA87D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 168, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 33%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, 0.02, 24.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 24.63, 89.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.955, 39.926, 25.105)`
Decimal	`12232829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA87D, 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 #BAA87D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA87D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #BAA87D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa87d; }
.text { color: #baa87d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa87d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 168 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa87d, #adba7d); }

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Questions

What color is #BAA87D?: #BAA87D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA87D?: The RGB value is 186, 168, 125: 186 red, 168 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA87D?: The complementary color is #7D8FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA87D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.