What color is #BAAEA2?

#BAAEA2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAEA2?

The RGB value is 186, 174, 162: 186 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAEA2?

The complementary color is #A2AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAEA2 color

#BAAEA2 rgb(186, 174, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAAEA2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.2% green and 63.5% blue (186, 174, 162).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Couch Potato (#C2B4A7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#BAAEA2 color codes

HEX	`#BAAEA2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 174, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, 2.23, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 8.02, 73.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.907, 43.32, 40.329)`
Decimal	`12234402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAEA2, 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 #BAAEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #BAAEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaea2; }
.text { color: #baaea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 174 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaea2, #babaa2); }

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Questions

What color is #BAAEA2?: #BAAEA2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAEA2?: The RGB value is 186, 174, 162: 186 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAEA2?: The complementary color is #A2AEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.