What color is #BAAB94?

#BAAB94 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAB94?

The RGB value is 186, 171, 148: 186 red, 171 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAB94?

The complementary color is #94A3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAB94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAB94 color

#BAAB94 rgb(186, 171, 148)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAB94 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.1% green and 58% blue (186, 171, 148).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#BAAB94 color codes

HEX	`#BAAB94`
RGB	`rgb(186, 171, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, 1.62, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 13.91, 83.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.158, 41.704, 33.945)`
Decimal	`12233620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAB94, 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 #BAAB94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAB94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #BAAB94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baab94; }
.text { color: #baab94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baab94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 171 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baab94, #b6ba94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAAB94?: #BAAB94 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAB94?: The RGB value is 186, 171, 148: 186 red, 171 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAB94?: The complementary color is #94A3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAB94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.