Colour
#BA985B
- #BA985B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Burlywood
#BA985B is a orange with RGB values 186, 152, 91 and HSL 39°, 41%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#BA985B#BA985B
HEX#BA985B
RGBrgb(186, 152, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5961, 0.3569
RGB percentages72.9%, 59.6%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(38.5, 40.8%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 51.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 51.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,228,699
CSS custom property--colour: #BA985B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#4567A4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B7DBA
Analogous#BA695B, #ACBA5B
Triadic#5BBA98, #985BBA
Split complementary#5BACBA, #695BBA
Tetradic#5BBA69, #5B7DBA, #BA5BAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G152
B91
Red186 (72.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue38.53°
Saturation (HSL)40.77%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 98 · B 5B
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