Information about #BAAD81 color

#BAAD81 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAAD81 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 173, 129) — 72.9% red, 67.8% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 22 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAAD81 is a moderately toned sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pavlova (#BAAB87). Slightly further away sit Stone Age (#B6B285) and Quarter Colins Wicket (#B7A786).

The recipe behind #BAAD81 is rgb(186, 173, 129), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BAAD81 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BAAD81 color variations

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

#BAAD81 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAAD81 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#7A6D43

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Black

#000000

#BAAD81 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAAD81 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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#BAAD81 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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#828FBA
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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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#9182BA
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#82ABBA
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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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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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#82BAAD
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#AD82BA
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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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#8FBA82
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#AD82BA
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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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#82BA91
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#828FBA
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#BA82AB
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Nearest named colors to #BAAD81

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

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Quarter Colins Wicket color link
Quarter Colins Wicket

#B7A786

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

#BAAD81 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAAD81
  • RGB186, 173, 129
  • CMYK0, 5, 22, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 173, 129)
  • HSL46°, 29%, 62%
  • HSL Precise46.316°, 29.231%, 61.765%
  • HSV46°, 31%, 73%
  • HSB46°, 31%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.678, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.678, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.678, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAAD81
  • DECIMAL ID12234113
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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