What color is #BAAF93?

#BAAF93 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAF93?

The RGB value is 186, 175, 147: 186 red, 175 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAF93?

The complementary color is #939EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAF93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAF93 color

#BAAF93 rgb(186, 175, 147)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BAAF93 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.6% green and 57.6% blue (186, 175, 147).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#BAAF93 color codes

HEX	`#BAAF93`
RGB	`rgb(186, 175, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.69, -0.68, 15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.69, 15.81, 92.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.846, 43.206, 33.786)`
Decimal	`12234643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAF93, 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 #BAAF93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAF93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #BAAF93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaf93; }
.text { color: #baaf93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaf93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 175 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaf93, #b2ba93); }

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Questions

What color is #BAAF93?: #BAAF93 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAF93?: The RGB value is 186, 175, 147: 186 red, 175 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAF93?: The complementary color is #939EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAF93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.