Close to Ginger
#BA720E
#BA720E is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 44.7% green, and 5.5% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 86% saturation and 39% 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 #BA720E.
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.
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5.50:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BA720E as they’d see it.
#BA720E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BA720E
What color is #BA720E?
#BA720E is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 44.7% green, and 5.5% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 86% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BA720E in RGB?
#BA720E is rgb(186, 114, 14): 186 red, 114 green, and 14 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BA720E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 39, 92, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BA720E?
PANTONE 7572 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BA720E?
Its complement #527DEA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.