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#BA805E Color

#BA805E is rgb(186, 128, 94) in RGB, hsl(22, 40%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 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 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA805E
HEX#BA805E
RGBrgb(186, 128, 94)
HSLhsl(22, 40%, 55%)
HSVhsv(22, 49%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 49%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.086 51.1)
LABlab(59.05% 20.24 27.93)
LCHlch(59.05% 34.50 54.06)

What #BA805E 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 #BA805E, 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.

#BA805E Channel Values

How #BA805E 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 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 40% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 49% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 49% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA805E 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA805E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA805E; 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 #BA805E

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 #BA805E 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#BA805E
Protanopia#8C8C5D
Protanomaly#A1875E
Deuteranopia#96965B
Deuteranomaly#A68E5C
Tritanopia#BC7C7C
Tritanomaly#BB7E71
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA805E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba805e: #BA805E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA805E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba805e': '#BA805E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.502, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_ba805e">#BA805E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA805E"

More Orange Colors

#BA805E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA805E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA805E?

#BA805E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(186, 128, 94) in RGB and hsl(22, 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 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #BA805E?

#BA805E is rgb(186, 128, 94) — red 186, green 128, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA805E?

#BA805E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 49%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA805E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA805E scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA805E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA805E 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 14.83, which is visibly different.

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