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#BA775E Color

#BA775E is rgb(186, 119, 94) in RGB, hsl(16, 40%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA775E
HEX#BA775E
RGBrgb(186, 119, 94)
HSLhsl(16, 40%, 55%)
HSVhsv(16, 49%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.092 41.2)
LABlab(56.91% 24.99 25.21)
LCHlch(56.91% 35.49 45.25)

What #BA775E 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 #BA775E, 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.

#BA775E Channel Values

How #BA775E 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 119 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 40% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 49% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 49% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA775E 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA775E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA775E; 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 #BA775E

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 #BA775E 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#BA775E
Protanopia#86865D
Protanomaly#9D805E
Deuteranopia#92925A
Deuteranomaly#A3885C
Tritanopia#BC7474
Tritanomaly#BB756C
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA775E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba775e: #BA775E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA775E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba775e': '#BA775E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.467, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_ba775e">#BA775E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA775E"

More Orange Colors

#BA775E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA775E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA775E?

#BA775E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(186, 119, 94) in RGB and hsl(16, 40%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #BA775E?

#BA775E is rgb(186, 119, 94) — red 186, green 119, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA775E?

#BA775E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA775E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA775E scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA775E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA775E 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 14.61, which is visibly different.

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