#BA996E#BA996E
#BA996E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.070 H 73.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA996E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 153, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 36%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 41%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 40.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.24, 6.35, 27.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.24, 27.94, 76.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.27% 0.0198 0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.27% 0.07 73.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4564, 34.3490, 19.5639) |
| Luminance | 0.3435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 1.93
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 2.90
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.39
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.48
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA996E #6E8FBA
analogous
#BA736E #BA996E #B5BA6E
triadic
#BA996E #6EBA99 #996EBA
tetradic
#BA996E #6EBA73 #6E8FBA #BA6EB5
square
#BA996E #6EBA73 #6E8FBA #BA6EB5
split-complementary
#BA996E #6EB5BA #736EBA
monochromatic
#765B38 #9F7B4C #BA996E #CEB697 #E1D3C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#BA996E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#BA996E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA996E
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA996E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA996E | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59A6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA26F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6918E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba996e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 153, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.070 73.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b798',
500: '#ba996e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba996e; $custom-light: #d0b798; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba996e",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 153,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.947,
"s": 35.514,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70272,
"c": 0.07028,
"h": 73.6
},
"luminance": 0.34347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA996E
secondary
#B3C0D1
accent
#8DCC5C
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110D
muted
#82807E