Information about #BAA87D color

#BAA87D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAA87D falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 168, 125) — 72.9% red, 65.9% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 24 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BAA87D reads as a mildly saturated 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 Taupe (#B9A281). Nearby in the Register you will also find Navarone (#B9A584) and Dull Beige (#BAA182).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(186, 168, 125)), which gives #BAA87D its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BAA87D color variations

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#BAA87D 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 #BAA87D

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

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

#BAA87D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAA87D
  • RGB186, 168, 125
  • CMYK0, 7, 24, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 168, 125)
  • HSL42°, 31%, 61%
  • HSL Precise42.295°, 30.653%, 60.98%
  • HSV42°, 33%, 73%
  • HSB42°, 33%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.659, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.659, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.659, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAA87D
  • DECIMAL ID12232829
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01