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Recognised as Colour

#BAA26E

  • #BAA26E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BAA26E is a orange with RGB values 186, 162, 110 and HSL 41°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BAA26E#BAA26E
HEX#BAA26E
RGBrgb(186, 162, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6353, 0.4314
RGB percentages72.9%, 63.5%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(41.1, 35.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 40.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 40.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,278
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA26E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#455D91

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AEA16Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A770no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#C59995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6E86BA
Analogous#BA7C6E, #ACBA6E
Triadic#6EBAA2, #A26EBA
Split complementary#6EACBA, #7C6EBA
Tetradic#6EBA7C, #6E86BA, #BA6EAC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCFBF8
Lighter +30%#EBE4D6
Lighter +20%#DBCEB3
Lighter +10%#CAB891
Darker −10%#A68B4F
Darker −20%#836E3F
Darker −30%#61512E
Darker −40%#3E341E
More saturated +25%#D5AC53
Less saturated −25%#9F9889

Channel breakdown

R186
G162
B110
Red186 (72.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue41.05°
Saturation (HSL)35.51%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A2 · B 6E

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