Information about #BA531A color

#BA531A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BA531A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(186, 83, 26) (72.9% red, 32.5% green, 10.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 40 / 63 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #BA531A carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to The Big Carrot (#BA5823). Slightly further away sit Red Fox (#C35817) and Berry High Life (#BE4D27).

The recipe behind #BA531A is rgb(186, 83, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BA531A: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BA531A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BA531A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BA531A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA531A
  • RGB186, 83, 26
  • CMYK0, 40, 63, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 83, 26)
  • HSL21°, 75%, 42%
  • HSL Precise21.375°, 75.472%, 41.569%
  • HSV21°, 86%, 73%
  • HSB21°, 86%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.325, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.325, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.325, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA531A
  • DECIMAL ID12210970
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01