#ba8a74

Color #ba8a74

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.61 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ba8a74

RGB

rgb(186, 138, 116)

HSL

hsl(18.9, 33.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.9, 37.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 37.6%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(61.55, 15.34, 18.94)

LCH

lch(61.55, 24.37, 51)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.067, 45.67)

HWB

hwb(18.9, 45.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a4ba

Analogous

#ba7481

#ba8a74

#baad74

Triadic

#ba8a74

#74ba8a

#8a74ba

Split-complementary

#ba8a74

#74baad

#7481ba

Tetradic

#ba8a74

#a4ba74

#74a4ba

#8a74ba

Square

#ba8a74

#81ba74

#74a4ba

#ad74ba

Shades

Color #ba8a74 mixed toward black.

#a86e53

#875843

#654232

#432c21

#221611

Tints

Color #ba8a74 mixed toward white.

#c69d8b

#d1b1a2

#ddc4b9

#e8d8d1

#f4ebe8

Tones

Color #ba8a74 mixed toward gray.

#b48c7a

#ae8e80

#a89085

#a3938b

#9d9591

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a77a · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#aaad7b · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#b87e7f · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ba8a74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ba8a74]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ba8a74 (#ba8a74) is rgb(186, 138, 116) in RGB.

No, #ba8a74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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