Information about #BA6917 color

#BA6917 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BA6917 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 105, 23) — 72.9% red, 41.2% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 64 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BA6917 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 105, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BA6917: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BA6917 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BA6917 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BA6917

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BA6917
  • RGB186, 105, 23
  • CMYK0, 32, 64, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 105, 23)
  • HSL30°, 78%, 41%
  • HSL Precise30.184°, 77.99%, 40.98%
  • HSV30°, 88%, 73%
  • HSB30°, 88%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.412, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.412, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.412, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBA6917
  • DECIMAL ID12216599
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01