HEX atlas value

#BA796D

#BA796D is a warm red HEX color close to Rose Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 121, 109, HSL 9, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.2522, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#BA796D Sample readable text

HEX #BA796D

RGB rgb(186, 121, 109)

HSL hsl(9 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 41, 27)

Luminance 0.2522

Contrast Black 6.04:1White 3.47:1

CSS

--color-ba796d: #BA796D;
.background-ba796d { background-color: #BA796D; }
.text-ba796d { color: #BA796D; }

Luminance0.2522

Black text6.04:1AA Pass

White text3.47:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BA796D","rgb":[186,121,109],"hsl":[9,36,58],"cmyk":[0,35,41,27],"luminance":0.2522,"contrast":{"black":6.04,"white":3.47}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8B2AC","hex":"#D8B2AC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6DAFBA","hex":"#6DAFBA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.49,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BA9F6D","hex":"#BA9F6D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.27,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Rose Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ba796d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6DAFBA","analogous":["#BA6D88","#BA9F6D"],"triadic":["#6DBA79","#796DBA"],"tetradic":["#88BA6D","#6DAFBA","#9F6DBA"],"splitComplementary":["#6DBA9F","#6D88BA"],"monochromatic":["#D8B2AC","#BA796D","#8B4C41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8B2AC","dark":"#8B4C41","saturated":"#D26856","desaturated":"#A38985","pastel":"#DDCDCB","neon":"#FF6C52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":16.55294535724685},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":22.02271554554524},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":31.368774282716245},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":32.89376840679705},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":33.793490497431605}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BA796D

#BA796D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #BA796D is visually closest to Rose Gold, a named red color with HEX #B76E79.

The RGB channels are 186, 121, and 109, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 36% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2522, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.04:1AA Pass

White text3.47:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BA796D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.04:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8B2AC#000000 text · best 10.88:1#D8B2AC

#6DAFBA#000000 text · best 8.49:1#6DAFBA

#BA9F6D#000000 text · best 8.27:1#BA9F6D

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

Generated Palette

#BA796D#BA796D

#6DAFBA#6DAFBA

#BA6D88#BA6D88

#BA9F6D#BA9F6D

#D8B2AC#D8B2AC

#8B4C41#8B4C41

Color Harmonies

#6DAFBA#6DAFBA

#BA6D88#BA6D88

#BA9F6D#BA9F6D

#6DBA79#6DBA79

#796DBA#796DBA

Variants

#D8B2AC#D8B2AC

#8B4C41#8B4C41

#D26856#D26856

#A38985#A38985

#DDCDCB#DDCDCB

#FF6C52#FF6C52

Nearest Named Colors

Rose Gold#B76E79

Dusty Rose#C08081

Antique Gold#B08D57

Clay#B66A50

Camel#C19A6B

#BA796D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BA796D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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