HEX atlas value

#BA916D

#BA916D is a warm orange HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 145, 109, HSL 28, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.3179, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BA916D Sample readable text

HEX #BA916D

RGB rgb(186, 145, 109)

HSL hsl(28 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 41, 27)

Luminance 0.3179

Contrast Black 7.36:1White 2.85:1

CSS

--color-ba916d: #BA916D;
.background-ba916d { background-color: #BA916D; }
.text-ba916d { color: #BA916D; }

Luminance0.3179

Black text7.36:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA 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":"#BA916D","rgb":[186,145,109],"hsl":[28,36,58],"cmyk":[0,22,41,27],"luminance":0.3179,"contrast":{"black":7.36,"white":2.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8C0AC","hex":"#D8C0AC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.06,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BAB86D","hex":"#BAB86D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.16,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"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":"#D29056","hex":"#D29056","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.86,"contrastWhite":2.67,"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/ba916d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6D96BA","analogous":["#BA6D70","#BAB86D"],"triadic":["#6DBA91","#916DBA"],"tetradic":["#70BA6D","#6D96BA","#B86DBA"],"splitComplementary":["#6DBAB8","#6D70BA"],"monochromatic":["#D8C0AC","#BA916D","#8B6441"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8C0AC","dark":"#8B6441","saturated":"#D29056","desaturated":"#A39385","pastel":"#DDD3CB","neon":"#FFA352"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":24.49489742783178},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":26.92582403567252},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":33.391615714128},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":34.11744421846396}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BA916D

#BA916D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BA916D is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 186, 145, and 109, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.3179, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.36:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BA916D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8C0AC#000000 text · best 12.06:1#D8C0AC

#BAB86D#000000 text · best 10.16:1#BAB86D

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

#D29056#000000 text · best 7.86:1#D29056

Generated Palette

#BA916D#BA916D

#6D96BA#6D96BA

#BA6D70#BA6D70

#BAB86D#BAB86D

#D8C0AC#D8C0AC

#8B6441#8B6441

Color Harmonies

#6D96BA#6D96BA

#BA6D70#BA6D70

#BAB86D#BAB86D

#6DBA91#6DBA91

#916DBA#916DBA

Variants

#D8C0AC#D8C0AC

#8B6441#8B6441

#D29056#D29056

#A39385#A39385

#DDD3CB#DDD3CB

#FFA352#FFA352

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Dusty Rose#C08081

Sandstone#C9AE74

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

#BA916D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BA916D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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