HEX atlas value

#BA826D

#BA826D is a warm orange HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 130, 109, HSL 16, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.2751, and belongs to the earth tone group.

#BA826D Sample readable text
HEX #BA826D
RGB rgb(186, 130, 109)
HSL hsl(16 36% 58%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 41, 27)
Luminance 0.2751
Contrast Black 6.5:1White 3.23:1

CSS

--color-ba826d: #BA826D;
.background-ba826d { background-color: #BA826D; }
.text-ba826d { color: #BA826D; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2751
Black text6.5:1AA Pass
White text3.23:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#BA826D","rgb":[186,130,109],"hsl":[16,36,58],"cmyk":[0,30,41,27],"luminance":0.2751,"contrast":{"black":6.5,"white":3.23}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#D8B8AC","hex":"#D8B8AC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.37,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BAA86D","hex":"#BAA86D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.91,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#6DA6BA","hex":"#6DA6BA","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Dusty Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ba826d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#6DA6BA","analogous":["#BA6D7F","#BAA86D"],"triadic":["#6DBA82","#826DBA"],"tetradic":["#7FBA6D","#6DA6BA","#A86DBA"],"splitComplementary":["#6DBAA8","#6D7FBA"],"monochromatic":["#D8B8AC","#BA826D","#8B5541"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D8B8AC","dark":"#8B5541","saturated":"#D27756","desaturated":"#A38D85","pastel":"#DDCFCB","neon":"#FF8052"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":20.97617696340303},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":23.515952032609693},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":26.551836094703507},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":35.32704346531139}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BA826D

#BA826D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BA826D is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 186, 130, and 109, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2751, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.98, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.5:1AA Pass
White text3.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BA826D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.5:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF3.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8B8AC#000000 text · best 11.37:1#D8B8AC
#BAA86D#000000 text · best 8.91:1#BAA86D
Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B
#6DA6BA#000000 text · best 7.81:1#6DA6BA
Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Generated Palette

#BA826D#BA826D
#6DA6BA#6DA6BA
#BA6D7F#BA6D7F
#BAA86D#BAA86D
#D8B8AC#D8B8AC
#8B5541#8B5541

Color Harmonies

#6DA6BA#6DA6BA
#BA6D7F#BA6D7F
#BAA86D#BAA86D
#6DBA82#6DBA82
#826DBA#826DBA

Variants

#D8B8AC#D8B8AC
#8B5541#8B5541
#D27756#D27756
#A38D85#A38D85
#DDCFCB#DDCFCB
#FF8052#FF8052

Nearest Named Colors