Close to Latte
#BA9975
#BA9975 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Latte. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 60% green, and 45.9% blue. Its hue is 31°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BA9975.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.66:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.90:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.66:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.90:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BA9975 as they’d see it.
#BA9975 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BA9975
What color is #BA9975?
#BA9975 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Latte. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 60% green, and 45.9% blue. Its hue is 31°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BA9975 in RGB?
#BA9975 is rgb(186, 153, 117): 186 red, 153 green, and 117 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BA9975 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 18, 37, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BA9975?
PANTONE 7562 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BA9975?
Its complement #7DA2CA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.