What color is #BAAB90?

#BAAB90 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAB90?

The RGB value is 186, 171, 144: 186 red, 171 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAB90?

The complementary color is #909FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAB90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAB90 color

#BAAB90 rgb(186, 171, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAB90 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.1% green and 56.5% blue (186, 171, 144).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#BAAB90 color codes

HEX	`#BAAB90`
RGB	`rgb(186, 171, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.58, 1.03, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.58, 15.91, 86.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.847, 41.579, 32.307)`
Decimal	`12233616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAB90, 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 #BAAB90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAB90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #BAAB90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baab90; }
.text { color: #baab90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baab90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 171 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baab90, #b4ba90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAAB90?: #BAAB90 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAB90?: The RGB value is 186, 171, 144: 186 red, 171 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAB90?: The complementary color is #909FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAB90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.