Close to Ginger
#BA6701
#BA6701 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 40.4% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 99% saturation and 37% 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 #BA6701.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.18:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.03:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.18:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.03:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BA6701 as they’d see it.
#BA6701 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BA6701
What color is #BA6701?
#BA6701 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 40.4% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 99% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BA6701 in RGB?
#BA6701 is rgb(186, 103, 1): 186 red, 103 green, and 1 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BA6701 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 45, 99, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BA6701?
PANTONE 153 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BA6701?
Its complement #4576E8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.