What color is #BAAC6F?

#BAAC6F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAC6F?

The RGB value is 186, 172, 111: 186 red, 172 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAC6F?

The complementary color is #6F7DBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAC6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAC6F color

#BAAC6F rgb(186, 172, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAC6F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.5% green and 43.5% blue (186, 172, 111).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#BAAC6F color codes

HEX	`#BAAC6F`
RGB	`rgb(186, 172, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 40%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, -3.8, 33.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 33.41, 96.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.872, 41.093, 20.973)`
Decimal	`12233839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAC6F, 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 #BAAC6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAC6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #BAAC6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baac6f; }
.text { color: #baac6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baac6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 172 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baac6f, #a3ba6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAAC6F?: #BAAC6F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAC6F?: The RGB value is 186, 172, 111: 186 red, 172 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAC6F?: The complementary color is #6F7DBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAC6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.