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Recognised as Colour

#BAA36F

  • #BAA36F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BAA36F is a orange with RGB values 186, 163, 111 and HSL 42°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BAA36F#BAA36F
HEX#BAA36F
RGBrgb(186, 163, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6392, 0.4353
RGB percentages72.9%, 63.9%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(41.6, 35.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.6, 40.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 40.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,535
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA36F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#455C90

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AFA26Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A871no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C59B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6F86BA
Analogous#BA7E6F, #ABBA6F
Triadic#6FBAA3, #A36FBA
Split complementary#6FABBA, #7E6FBA
Tetradic#6FBA7E, #6F86BA, #BA6FAB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCFBF9
Lighter +30%#ECE5D6
Lighter +20%#DBCFB4
Lighter +10%#CBB991
Darker −10%#A68C50
Darker −20%#846F3F
Darker −30%#61522F
Darker −40%#3F351E
More saturated +25%#D5AD54
Less saturated −25%#9F998A

Channel breakdown

R186
G163
B111
Red186 (72.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue41.6°
Saturation (HSL)35.21%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A3 · B 6F

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