What color is #BAAD77?

#BAAD77 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAD77?

The RGB value is 186, 173, 119: 186 red, 173 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAD77?

The complementary color is #7784BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAD77?

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.

#BAAD77 color

#BAAD77 rgb(186, 173, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAD77 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.8% green and 46.7% blue (186, 173, 119).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BAAD77 color codes

HEX	`#BAAD77`
RGB	`rgb(186, 173, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, -3.4, 29.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 29.67, 96.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.524, 41.659, 23.461)`
Decimal	`12234103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAD77, 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 #BAAD77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAD77 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 #BAAD77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baad77; }
.text { color: #baad77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baad77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 173 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baad77, #a6ba77); }

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Questions

What color is #BAAD77?: #BAAD77 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAD77?: The RGB value is 186, 173, 119: 186 red, 173 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAD77?: The complementary color is #7784BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAD77?: 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.