HEX atlas value

#BA996D

#BA996D is a warm orange HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 153, 109, HSL 34, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.3433, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BA996D Sample readable text

HEX #BA996D

RGB rgb(186, 153, 109)

HSL hsl(34 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 41, 27)

Luminance 0.3433

Contrast Black 7.87:1White 2.67:1

CSS

--color-ba996d: #BA996D;
.background-ba996d { background-color: #BA996D; }
.text-ba996d { color: #BA996D; }

Luminance0.3433

Black text7.87:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA 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":"#BA996D","rgb":[186,153,109],"hsl":[34,36,58],"cmyk":[0,18,41,27],"luminance":0.3433,"contrast":{"black":7.87,"white":2.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8C5AC","hex":"#D8C5AC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5BA6D","hex":"#B5BA6D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.21,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"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"]}]

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/ba996d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6D8FBA","analogous":["#BA726D","#B5BA6D"],"triadic":["#6DBA99","#996DBA"],"tetradic":["#6DBA72","#6D8FBA","#BA6DB5"],"splitComplementary":["#6DB5BA","#726DBA"],"monochromatic":["#D8C5AC","#BA996D","#8B6B41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8C5AC","dark":"#8B6B41","saturated":"#D29C56","desaturated":"#A39685","pastel":"#DDD5CB","neon":"#FFB452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":7.3484692283495345},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":26.739483914241877},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":26.981475126464083},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":30.215889859476256},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":30.886890422961002}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BA996D

#BA996D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BA996D is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 186, 153, and 109, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.3433, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.87:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BA996D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8C5AC#000000 text · best 12.5:1#D8C5AC

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

#B5BA6D#000000 text · best 10.21:1#B5BA6D

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

Generated Palette

#BA996D#BA996D

#6D8FBA#6D8FBA

#BA726D#BA726D

#B5BA6D#B5BA6D

#D8C5AC#D8C5AC

#8B6B41#8B6B41

Color Harmonies

#6D8FBA#6D8FBA

#BA726D#BA726D

#B5BA6D#B5BA6D

#6DBA99#6DBA99

#996DBA#996DBA

Variants

#D8C5AC#D8C5AC

#8B6B41#8B6B41

#D29C56#D29C56

#A39685#A39685

#DDD5CB#DDD5CB

#FFB452#FFB452

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Antique Gold#B08D57

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

#BA996D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BA996D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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