What color is #BAA959?

#BAA959 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA959?

The RGB value is 186, 169, 89: 186 red, 169 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA959?

The complementary color is #596ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA959?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA959 color

#BAA959 rgb(186, 169, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAA959 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 66.3% green and 34.9% blue (186, 169, 89).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 41% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#BAA959 color codes

HEX	`#BAA959`
RGB	`rgb(186, 169, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 66.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 41%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 52%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, -4.41, 43.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 43.33, 95.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.242, 39.538, 15.172)`
Decimal	`12233049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA959, 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 #BAA959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #BAA959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa959; }
.text { color: #baa959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 169 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa959, #9bba59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAA959?: #BAA959 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA959?: The RGB value is 186, 169, 89: 186 red, 169 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA959?: The complementary color is #596ABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA959?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.