Information about #BA6408 color

#BA6408 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA6408 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 100, 8) — 72.9% red, 39.2% green, 3.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 34 / 70 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BA6408 reads as a pure, full-strength warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Orange (#B96902). Slightly further away sit Orange Brown (#BE6400) and Pumpkin Skin (#B1610B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(186, 100, 8)), which gives #BA6408 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BA6408: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BA6408 color variations

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

#BA6408 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 #BA6408

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

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA6408
  • RGB186, 100, 8
  • CMYK0, 34, 70, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 100, 8)
  • HSL31°, 92%, 38%
  • HSL Precise31.011°, 91.753%, 38.039%
  • HSV31°, 96%, 73%
  • HSB31°, 96%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.392, 0.031)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.392, 0.031, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.392, 0.031)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBA6408
  • DECIMAL ID12215304
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01