Information about #BA8F2D color

#BA8F2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA8F2D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 143, 45) — 72.9% red, 56.1% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 55 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA8F2D reads as a strongly colored warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nugget (#BC9229). Slightly further away sit Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(186, 143, 45)), which gives #BA8F2D its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BA8F2D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BA8F2D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BA8F2D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BA8F2D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA8F2D
  • RGB186, 143, 45
  • CMYK0, 17, 55, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 143, 45)
  • HSL42°, 61%, 45%
  • HSL Precise41.702°, 61.039%, 45.294%
  • HSV42°, 76%, 73%
  • HSB42°, 76%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.561, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.561, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.561, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA8F2D
  • DECIMAL ID12226349
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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