#BA611C Color

#BA611C is rgb(186, 97, 28) in RGB, hsl(26, 74%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 85%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA611C

HEX#BA611C

RGBrgb(186, 97, 28)

HSLhsl(26, 74%, 42%)

HSVhsv(26, 85%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 85%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.138 52.6)

LABlab(51.34% 33.50 52.35)

LCHlch(51.34% 62.15 57.38)

What #BA611C 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 #BA611C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Brown#B5651DΔE 4.16 Windsor Tan#A75502ΔE 6.28 Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 6.93 Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 7.41 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 7.87 Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.38

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

#BA611C Channel Values

How #BA611C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 186 · G 97 · B 28	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 26° · S 74% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 26° · S 85% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 48% · Y 85% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.36:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA611C 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA611C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA611C; 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

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BA611C

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

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How #BA611C 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#BA611C

Protanopia#777719

Protanomaly#966F1A

Deuteranopia#878704

Deuteranomaly#9E7A11

Tritanopia#BC5C5C

Tritanomaly#BB5E4A

Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #BA611C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba611c: #BA611C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA611C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba611c': '#BA611C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.380, blue: 0.110)

Android XML<color name="color_ba611c">#BA611C</color>

SVG fillfill="#BA611C"

More Brown Colors

#BA611C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#BA611C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA611C?

#BA611C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(186, 97, 28) in RGB and hsl(26, 74%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.16.

What is the RGB value of #BA611C?

#BA611C is rgb(186, 97, 28) — red 186, green 97, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA611C?

#BA611C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 85%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA611C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA611C scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA611C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA611C 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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