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#BA4F03 Color

#BA4F03 is rgb(186, 79, 3) in RGB, hsl(25, 97%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 98%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA4F03
HEX#BA4F03
RGBrgb(186, 79, 3)
HSLhsl(25, 97%, 37%)
HSVhsv(25, 98%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 98%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.155 46.2)
LABlab(47.67% 41.97 57.10)
LCHlch(47.67% 70.86 53.68)

What #BA4F03 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 #BA4F03, 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.

#BA4F03 Channel Values

How #BA4F03 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 79 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 97% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 98% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 98% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA4F03 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 text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA4F03

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA4F03; 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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Tints & Shades of #BA4F03

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.

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How #BA4F03 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#BA4F03
Protanopia#6C6C00
Protanomaly#926100
Deuteranopia#808000
Deuteranomaly#9A6F00
Tritanopia#BC4A4A
Tritanomaly#BB4C39
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #BA4F03 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba4f03: #BA4F03;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA4F03;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba4f03': '#BA4F03' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.310, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_ba4f03">#BA4F03</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA4F03"

More Brown Colors

#BA4F03 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA4F03 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA4F03?

#BA4F03 is a dark brown — rgb(186, 79, 3) in RGB and hsl(25, 97%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #BA4F03?

#BA4F03 is rgb(186, 79, 3) — red 186, green 79, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA4F03?

#BA4F03 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 98%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA4F03 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA4F03 scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA4F03 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA4F03 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 9.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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