What color is #BAA88E?

#BAA88E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA88E?

The RGB value is 186, 168, 142: 186 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA88E?

The complementary color is #8EA0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA88E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA88E color

#BAA88E rgb(186, 168, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA88E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.9% green and 55.7% blue (186, 168, 142).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#BAA88E color codes

HEX	`#BAA88E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 168, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, 2.35, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 16, 81.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.135, 40.398, 31.322)`
Decimal	`12232846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA88E, 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 #BAA88E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA88E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #BAA88E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa88e; }
.text { color: #baa88e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa88e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 168 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa88e, #b6ba8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAA88E?: #BAA88E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA88E?: The RGB value is 186, 168, 142: 186 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA88E?: The complementary color is #8EA0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA88E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.