Information about #BA921B color

#BA921B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA921B falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 146, 27) — 72.9% red, 57.3% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 62 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA921B reads as a vivid, lively warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B). Slightly further away sit Wazzup (#BC9425) and Gold Foil (#BD9B16).

The recipe behind #BA921B is rgb(186, 146, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BA921B: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. No one has named #BA921B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BA921B color variations

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#BA921B 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 #BA921B

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

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA921B
  • RGB186, 146, 27
  • CMYK0, 16, 62, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 146, 27)
  • HSL45°, 75%, 42%
  • HSL Precise44.906°, 74.648%, 41.765%
  • HSV45°, 85%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 85%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.573, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.573, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.573, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA921B
  • DECIMAL ID12227099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01