Information about #BA531C color

#BA531C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA531C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 83, 28) — 72.9% red, 32.5% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 62 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA531C reads as a vivid, lively warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from The Big Carrot (#BA5823). Slightly further away sit Red Fox (#C35817) and Berry High Life (#BE4D27).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(186, 83, 28)), which gives #BA531C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. #BA531C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BA531C color variations

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#BA531C 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 #BA531C

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

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

#BA531C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA531C
  • RGB186, 83, 28
  • CMYK0, 40, 62, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 83, 28)
  • HSL21°, 74%, 42%
  • HSL Precise20.886°, 73.832%, 41.961%
  • HSV21°, 85%, 73%
  • HSB21°, 85%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.325, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.325, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.325, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA531C
  • DECIMAL ID12210972
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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