Information about #BA8D3B color

#BA8D3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA8D3B falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 141, 59) — 72.9% red, 55.3% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 50 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA8D3B reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pizza (#BF8D3C). Slightly further away sit Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34) and Classius (#B38D42).

The recipe behind #BA8D3B is rgb(186, 141, 59), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BA8D3B: 7.0:1 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.

#BA8D3B color variations

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#BA8D3B 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 #BA8D3B

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

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA8D3B
  • RGB186, 141, 59
  • CMYK0, 18, 50, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 141, 59)
  • HSL39°, 52%, 48%
  • HSL Precise38.74°, 51.837%, 48.039%
  • HSV39°, 68%, 73%
  • HSB39°, 68%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.553, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.553, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.553, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA8D3B
  • DECIMAL ID12225851
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01