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#BA8003 Color

#BA8003 is rgb(186, 128, 3) in RGB, hsl(41, 97%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 98%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA8003
HEX#BA8003
RGBrgb(186, 128, 3)
HSLhsl(41, 97%, 37%)
HSVhsv(41, 98%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 98%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.134 76.7)
LABlab(58.42% 17.04 63.22)
LCHlch(58.42% 65.47 74.92)

What #BA8003 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 #BA8003, 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 yellow in the library.

#BA8003 Channel Values

How #BA8003 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 128 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 97% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 98% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 98% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA8003 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA8003 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA8003

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA8003; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BA8003

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 #BA8003.

How #BA8003 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#BA8003
Protanopia#8C8C00
Protanomaly#A18701
Deuteranopia#969600
Deuteranomaly#A68E00
Tritanopia#BF7878
Tritanomaly#BD7B5F
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA8003 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba8003: #BA8003;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA8003;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba8003': '#BA8003' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.502, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_ba8003">#BA8003</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA8003"

More Yellow Colors

#BA8003 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA8003 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA8003?

#BA8003 is a dark yellow — rgb(186, 128, 3) in RGB and hsl(41, 97%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #BA8003?

#BA8003 is rgb(186, 128, 3) — red 186, green 128, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA8003?

#BA8003 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 98%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA8003 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA8003 scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA8003 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA8003 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 4.21, which is very hard to tell apart.

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