What color is #BAA89C?

#BAA89C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA89C?

The RGB value is 186, 168, 156: 186 red, 168 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA89C?

The complementary color is #9CAEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA89C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA89C color

#BAA89C rgb(186, 168, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA89C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.9% green and 61.2% blue (186, 168, 156).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#BAA89C color codes

HEX	`#BAA89C`
RGB	`rgb(186, 168, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.07, 4.5, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.07, 9.68, 62.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.253, 40.846, 37.21)`
Decimal	`12232860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA89C, 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 #BAA89C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA89C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #BAA89C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa89c; }
.text { color: #baa89c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa89c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 168 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa89c, #bab79c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAA89C?: #BAA89C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA89C?: The RGB value is 186, 168, 156: 186 red, 168 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA89C?: The complementary color is #9CAEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA89C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.