HEX atlas value

#BA8A6D

#BA8A6D is a warm orange HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 138, 109, HSL 23, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.2972, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BA8A6D Sample readable text

HEX #BA8A6D

RGB rgb(186, 138, 109)

HSL hsl(23 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 41, 27)

Luminance 0.2972

Contrast Black 6.94:1White 3.02:1

CSS

--color-ba8a6d: #BA8A6D;
.background-ba8a6d { background-color: #BA8A6D; }
.text-ba8a6d { color: #BA8A6D; }

Luminance0.2972

Black text6.94:1AA Pass

White text3.02:1AA 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":"#BA8A6D","rgb":[186,138,109],"hsl":[23,36,58],"cmyk":[0,26,41,27],"luminance":0.2972,"contrast":{"black":6.94,"white":3.02}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.02,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8BDAC","hex":"#D8BDAC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.79,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BAB16D","hex":"#BAB16D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.6,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"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"]},{"name":"#D28556","hex":"#D28556","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.23,"contrastWhite":2.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Camel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ba8a6d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6D9DBA","analogous":["#BA6D76","#BAB16D"],"triadic":["#6DBA8B","#8B6DBA"],"tetradic":["#76BA6D","#6D9DBA","#B16DBA"],"splitComplementary":["#6DBAB1","#6D76BA"],"monochromatic":["#D8BDAC","#BA8A6D","#8B5D41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8BDAC","dark":"#8B5D41","saturated":"#D28556","desaturated":"#A39085","pastel":"#DDD2CB","neon":"#FF9452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":17.578395831246947},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":23.15167380558045},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":30.610455730027933},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":34.40930106817051}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BA8A6D

#BA8A6D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BA8A6D is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 186, 138, and 109, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg 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 0.2972, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.94:1AA Pass

White text3.02:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BA8A6D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.94:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.02:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8BDAC#000000 text · best 11.79:1#D8BDAC

#BAB16D#000000 text · best 9.6:1#BAB16D

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

#D28556#000000 text · best 7.23:1#D28556

Generated Palette

#BA8A6D#BA8A6D

#6D9DBA#6D9DBA

#BA6D76#BA6D76

#BAB16D#BAB16D

#D8BDAC#D8BDAC

#8B5D41#8B5D41

Color Harmonies

#6D9DBA#6D9DBA

#BA6D76#BA6D76

#BAB16D#BAB16D

#6DBA8B#6DBA8B

#8B6DBA#8B6DBA

Variants

#D8BDAC#D8BDAC

#8B5D41#8B5D41

#D28556#D28556

#A39085#A39085

#DDD2CB#DDD2CB

#FF9452#FF9452

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Dusty Rose#C08081

Antique Gold#B08D57

Rose Gold#B76E79

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#BA8A6D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BA8A6D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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