Information about #BA8D08 color

#BA8D08 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA8D08 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(186, 141, 8) — 72.9% red, 55.3% green, 3.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 70 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BA8D08 presents itself as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B). Slightly further away sit Yellow Brown (#B79400) and Egypt Gold (#C09300).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 141, 8) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BA8D08: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BA8D08 color variations

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#BA8D08 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 #BA8D08

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

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA8D08
  • RGB186, 141, 8
  • CMYK0, 18, 70, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 141, 8)
  • HSL45°, 92%, 38%
  • HSL Precise44.831°, 91.753%, 38.039%
  • HSV45°, 96%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 96%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.553, 0.031)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.553, 0.031, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.553, 0.031)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBA8D08
  • DECIMAL ID12225800
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01