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#BAA069 Color

#BAA069 is rgb(186, 160, 105) in RGB, hsl(41, 37%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Camel (#C19A6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAA069
HEX#BAA069
RGBrgb(186, 160, 105)
HSLhsl(41, 37%, 57%)
HSVhsv(41, 44%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.079 85.2)
LABlab(67.26% 4.34 32.35)
LCHlch(67.26% 32.64 82.35)

What #BAA069 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 #BAA069, 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.

#BAA069 Channel Values

How #BAA069 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 160 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 37% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 44% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 44% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAA069 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 text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAA069

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAA069; 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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Tints & Shades of #BAA069

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 #BAA069.

How #BAA069 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#BAA069
Protanopia#A5A569
Protanomaly#AEA369
Deuteranopia#A9A968
Deuteranomaly#B0A668
Tritanopia#BE9A9A
Tritanomaly#BD9D89
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAA069 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baa069: #BAA069;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAA069;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baa069': '#BAA069' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.627, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_baa069">#BAA069</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAA069"

More Yellow Colors

#BAA069 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAA069 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAA069?

#BAA069 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(186, 160, 105) in RGB and hsl(41, 37%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Camel (#C19A6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #BAA069?

#BAA069 is rgb(186, 160, 105) — red 186, green 160, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAA069?

#BAA069 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAA069 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAA069 scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAA069 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAA069 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.36, which is visibly different.

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