What color is #BAA99D?

#BAA99D 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 #BAA99D?

The RGB value is 186, 169, 157: 186 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA99D?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAA99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA99D color

#BAA99D rgb(186, 169, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA99D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 66.3% green and 61.6% blue (186, 169, 157).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% 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 9.25:1).

#BAA99D color codes

HEX	`#BAA99D`
RGB	`rgb(186, 169, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 66.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.35, 4.12, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.35, 9.37, 63.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.523, 41.25, 37.719)`
Decimal	`12233117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA99D, 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 #BAA99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #BAA99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa99d; }
.text { color: #baa99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 169 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa99d, #bab79d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAA99D?: #BAA99D 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 #BAA99D?: The RGB value is 186, 169, 157: 186 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA99D?: The complementary color is #9DAEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.