#BA7317 Color

#BA7317 is rgb(186, 115, 23) in RGB, hsl(34, 78%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 88%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA7317

HEX#BA7317

RGBrgb(186, 115, 23)

HSLhsl(34, 78%, 41%)

HSVhsv(34, 88%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 88%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.131 65.8)

LABlab(55.35% 24.11 57.05)

LCHlch(55.35% 61.93 67.09)

What #BA7317 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 #BA7317, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 5.08 Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 6.7 Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 6.82 Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 7.31 Light Brown#B5651DΔE 8.45 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 8.61

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

#BA7317 Channel Values

How #BA7317 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 115 · B 23	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 34° · S 78% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 34° · S 88% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 38% · Y 88% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.78:1 vs white · 5.55:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA7317 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA7317

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA7317; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BA7317

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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Shades

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How #BA7317 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#BA7317

Protanopia#838314

Protanomaly#9C7D15

Deuteranopia#909000

Deuteranomaly#A2850B

Tritanopia#BD6C6C

Tritanomaly#BC6F56

Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #BA7317 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba7317: #BA7317;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA7317;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba7317': '#BA7317' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.451, blue: 0.090)

Android XML<color name="color_ba7317">#BA7317</color>

SVG fillfill="#BA7317"

More Brown Colors

#BA7317 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bb4d00 b86d29 bd3000 b85b19 bd3200 b8451e bd6800 b76e24 bd7b00 b75b1a bf600d b7410e cb410b db8f00 290e05 3e1f04 492e13 572400 654321 70543e 804c19 8a5300 946000 9f2d00

#BA7317 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA7317?

#BA7317 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(186, 115, 23) in RGB and hsl(34, 78%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #BA7317?

#BA7317 is rgb(186, 115, 23) — red 186, green 115, and blue 23 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA7317?

#BA7317 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 88%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA7317 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA7317 scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA7317 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA7317 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.06, which is visibly different.

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