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#BA673B Color

#BA673B is rgb(186, 103, 59) in RGB, hsl(21, 52%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 68%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA673B
HEX#BA673B
RGBrgb(186, 103, 59)
HSLhsl(21, 52%, 48%)
HSVhsv(21, 68%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 68%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.121 47.2)
LABlab(52.85% 31.37 39.52)
LCHlch(52.85% 50.45 51.55)

What #BA673B 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 #BA673B, 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 orange in the library.

#BA673B Channel Values

How #BA673B 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 103 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 52% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 68% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 68% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA673B 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA673B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA673B; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BA673B

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 #BA673B.

How #BA673B 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#BA673B
Protanopia#7A7A3A
Protanomaly#98733A
Deuteranopia#8A8A34
Deuteranomaly#9F7D37
Tritanopia#BC6363
Tritanomaly#BB6455
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA673B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba673b: #BA673B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA673B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba673b': '#BA673B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.404, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_ba673b">#BA673B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA673B"

More Orange Colors

#BA673B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA673B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA673B?

#BA673B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(186, 103, 59) in RGB and hsl(21, 52%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #BA673B?

#BA673B is rgb(186, 103, 59) — red 186, green 103, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA673B?

#BA673B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 68%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA673B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA673B scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA673B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA673B 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 9.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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