What color is #BAAA9E?

#BAAA9E 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 #BAAA9E?

The RGB value is 186, 170, 158: 186 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAA9E?

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

Is black or white text better on #BAAA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAA9E color

#BAAA9E rgb(186, 170, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAAA9E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 66.7% green and 62% blue (186, 170, 158).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#BAAA9E color codes

HEX	`#BAAA9E`
RGB	`rgb(186, 170, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 66.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, 3.74, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 9.08, 65.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.796, 41.658, 38.233)`
Decimal	`12233374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAA9E, 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 #BAAA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #BAAA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaa9e; }
.text { color: #baaa9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaa9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 170 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaa9e, #bab89e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BAAA9E?: #BAAA9E 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 #BAAA9E?: The RGB value is 186, 170, 158: 186 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAA9E?: The complementary color is #9EAEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.