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Recognised as Colour

#BA957A

  • #BA957A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BA957A is a orange with RGB values 186, 149, 122 and HSL 25°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BA957A#BA957A
HEX#BA957A
RGBrgb(186, 149, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5843, 0.4784
RGB percentages72.9%, 58.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(25.3, 31.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.3, 34.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 34.4%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,227,962
CSS custom property--colour: #BA957A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#456A85

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A09878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99F7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C58E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7A9FBA
Analogous#BA7A7F, #BAB57A
Triadic#7ABA95, #957ABA
Split complementary#7ABAB5, #7A7FBA
Tetradic#7FBA7A, #7A9FBA, #B57ABA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE5DF
Lighter +20%#DDCBBD
Lighter +10%#CBB09C
Darker −10%#A97A58
Darker −20%#886246
Darker −30%#664A35
Darker −40%#443124
More saturated +25%#D39161
Less saturated −25%#A19993

Channel breakdown

R186
G149
B122
Red186 (72.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue25.31°
Saturation (HSL)31.68%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 95 · B 7A

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