Information about #BAA57D color

#BAA57D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAA57D falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 165, 125) — 72.9% red, 64.7% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 24 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAA57D is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Taupe (#B9A281). Slightly further away sit Dull Beige (#BAA182) and Navarone (#B9A584).

The recipe behind #BAA57D is rgb(186, 165, 125), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAA57D: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BAA57D color variations

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

#BAA57D 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 #BAA57D

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

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAA57D
  • RGB186, 165, 125
  • CMYK0, 8, 24, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 165, 125)
  • HSL39°, 31%, 61%
  • HSL Precise39.344°, 30.653%, 60.98%
  • HSV39°, 33%, 73%
  • HSB39°, 33%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.647, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.647, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.647, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAA57D
  • DECIMAL ID12232061
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01