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#BA431C Color

#BA431C is rgb(186, 67, 28) in RGB, hsl(15, 74%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 85%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA431C
HEX#BA431C
RGBrgb(186, 67, 28)
HSLhsl(15, 74%, 42%)
HSVhsv(15, 85%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 85%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.162 37.4)
LABlab(45.66% 47.59 47.88)
LCHlch(45.66% 67.51 45.17)

What #BA431C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BA431C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#BA431C Channel Values

How #BA431C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 67 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 74% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 85% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 85% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA431C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA431C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA431C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA431C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BA431C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA431C.

How #BA431C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BA431C
Protanopia#656519
Protanomaly#8F591A
Deuteranopia#7C7C00
Deuteranomaly#99690E
Tritanopia#BB4040
Tritanomaly#BB4134
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA431C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ba431c: #BA431C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA431C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba431c': '#BA431C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.263, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_ba431c">#BA431C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA431C"

More Brown Colors

#BA431C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA431C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA431C?

#BA431C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(186, 67, 28) in RGB and hsl(15, 74%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.53.

What is the RGB value of #BA431C?

#BA431C is rgb(186, 67, 28) — red 186, green 67, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA431C?

#BA431C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 85%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA431C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA431C scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA431C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA431C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 13.8, which is visibly different.

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