What color is #BAAD72?

#BAAD72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAD72?

The RGB value is 186, 173, 114: 186 red, 173 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAD72?

The complementary color is #727FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAD72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAD72 color

#BAAD72 rgb(186, 173, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAD72 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.8% green and 44.7% blue (186, 173, 114).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#BAAD72 color codes

HEX	`#BAAD72`
RGB	`rgb(186, 173, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.55, -3.99, 32.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.55, 32.26, 97.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.231, 41.542, 21.921)`
Decimal	`12234098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAD72, 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 #BAAD72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAD72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #BAAD72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baad72; }
.text { color: #baad72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baad72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 173 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baad72, #a3ba72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAAD72?: #BAAD72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAD72?: The RGB value is 186, 173, 114: 186 red, 173 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAD72?: The complementary color is #727FBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAD72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.