What color is #BAA887?

#BAA887 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA887?

The RGB value is 186, 168, 135: 186 red, 168 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA887?

The complementary color is #8799BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA887 color

#BAA887 rgb(186, 168, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA887 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.9% green and 52.9% blue (186, 168, 135).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#BAA887 color codes

HEX	`#BAA887`
RGB	`rgb(186, 168, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, 1.35, 19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 19.5, 86.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.626, 40.195, 28.641)`
Decimal	`12232839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA887, 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 #BAA887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #BAA887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa887; }
.text { color: #baa887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 168 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa887, #b3ba87); }

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Questions

What color is #BAA887?: #BAA887 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA887?: The RGB value is 186, 168, 135: 186 red, 168 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA887?: The complementary color is #8799BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.