#ba9985

Color #ba9985

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ba9985

RGB

rgb(186, 153, 133)

HSL

hsl(22.6, 27.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.6, 28.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 28.5%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(65.68, 9.26, 15.13)

LCH

lch(65.68, 17.74, 58.53)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0487, 52.85)

HWB

hwb(22.6, 52.2%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85a6ba

Analogous

#ba858b

#ba9985

#bab385

Triadic

#ba9985

#85ba99

#9985ba

Split-complementary

#ba9985

#85bab3

#858bba

Tetradic

#ba9985

#a6ba85

#85a6ba

#9985ba

Square

#ba9985

#8bba85

#85a6ba

#b385ba

Shades

Color #ba9985 mixed toward black.

#a77c63

#88634d

#664a3a

#443126

#221913

Tints

Color #ba9985 mixed toward white.

#c5aa99

#d1bbae

#dcccc2

#e8ddd6

#f3eeeb

Tones

Color #ba9985 mixed toward gray.

#b59a89

#b19b8e

#ad9c92

#a89d97

#a49e9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adac8a · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#afb18b · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#b98e8f · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ba9985;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ba9985]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#ba9985 (#ba9985) is rgb(186, 153, 133) in RGB.

No, #ba9985 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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