Information about #BA8E78 color

#BA8E78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA8E78 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 142, 120) — 72.9% red, 55.7% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 26 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA8E78 reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Perfect Beige (#BE9676). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brandy Rose (#B6857A) and Half Kalgoorie Sands (#C19676).

The recipe behind #BA8E78 is rgb(186, 142, 120), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BA8E78 color variations

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#BA8E78 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 #BA8E78

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

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Autumn Beige color link
Autumn Beige

#AF8D7A

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Ash Rose color link
Ash Rose

#B5817D

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

#BA8E78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA8E78
  • RGB186, 142, 120
  • CMYK0, 17, 26, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 142, 120)
  • HSL20°, 32%, 60%
  • HSL Precise20°, 32.353%, 60%
  • HSV20°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB20°, 35%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.557, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.557, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.557, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBA8E78
  • DECIMAL ID12226168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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