Information about #BAAA79 color

#BAAA79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAAA79 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 170, 121) — 72.9% red, 66.7% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 25 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAAA79 is a moderately toned golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Coromandel (#B9A873). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Misty Moss (#BBB477) and Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 170, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAAA79: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #BAAA79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BAAA79 color variations

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

#BAAA79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAAA79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAAA79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAAA79 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BAAA79 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
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#7889BA
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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
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#8978BA
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#78A9BA
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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
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#BA8978
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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
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#78BAA9
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#A978BA
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#89BA78
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7889BA
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#BA78A9
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Nearest named colors to #BAAA79

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

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

#BAAA79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAAA79
  • RGB186, 170, 121
  • CMYK0, 6, 25, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 170, 121)
  • HSL45°, 32%, 60%
  • HSL Precise45.231°, 32.02%, 60.196%
  • HSV45°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 35%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.667, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.667, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.667, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAAA79
  • DECIMAL ID12233337
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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