Color

#BA766B

Warm red. Nearest reference color: Copper penny.

RGB

0–255

186

118

107

CMYK

0–100%

36.56%

42.47%

27.06%

RGB describes how #BA766B is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 186, green 118 and blue 107.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 36.56%, yellow 42.47% and black 27.06%.

HSL values

H 8.35° S 36.41% L 57.45%

In the HSL color model, #BA766B has a hue of 8.35°, 36.41% saturation and 57.45% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#BA766B is a medium, warm red with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #BA766B in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #BA766B

RGB rgb(186, 118, 107)

HSL hsl(8.35 36.41% 57.45%)

OKLCH oklch(0.635009 0.087969 29.7086)

CSS --color: #BA766B;

Tints of #BA766B

Tints are lighter variations of #BA766B. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE9E5 #FFC4BA #EFA69A #D48E82 #BA766B

Shades of #BA766B

Shades are darker variations of #BA766B. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#BA766B #915047 #692D25 #420804 #140000

Tones of #BA766B

Tones reduce the chroma of #BA766B, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#BA766B #B17B72 #A78079 #9D847F #928886

Tonal range of #BA766B

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #BA766B between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE9E5 #FFC4BA #EFA69A #D48E82 #BA766B #915047 #692D25 #420804 #140000

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE9E5;
    --color-200: #FFC4BA;
    --color-300: #EFA69A;
    --color-400: #D48E82;
    --color-500: #BA766B;
    --color-600: #915047;
    --color-700: #692D25;
    --color-800: #420804;
    --color-900: #140000;
}

Colors that go with #BA766B

Color harmonies for #BA766B are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#BA766B #3E99A8

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#B77489 #BA766B #B27E52

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#BA766B #639A6E #7588C1

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#BA766B #449C8C #5592BB

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#BA766B #849354 #3E99A8 #927FB9

CSS gradients with #BA766B

These gradients show how #BA766B moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#BA766B #CD978E #DFB9B3 #EFDCD8 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BA766B, #CD978E, #DFB9B3, #EFDCD8, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#BA766B #7E4E46 #462925 #150908 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BA766B, #7E4E46, #462925, #150908, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#BA766B #B17597 #937EB8 #668DBF #3E99A8

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BA766B, #B17597, #937EB8, #668DBF, #3E99A8);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #BA766B. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.56:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

5.89:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2446 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #BA766B as the background.

background-color: #BA766B;
color: #000000;

Using #BA766B in design

See how #BA766B works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#BA766B used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #BA766B to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFC4BA

#BA766B

#420804

Colors similar to #BA766B

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #BA766B, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#D48E83 #A05E54 #CA6B5D #A97F78 #BA7575 #B97862 #C78181 #AC6C56

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #BA766B may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #857F6A Deuteranopia #968D6A Tritanopia #C86D73

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #BA766B can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 29.3834
Y: 24.4599
Z: 17.0807

CIELAB

L*: 56.5453
a*: 25.3887
b*: 17.2135

OKLab

L: 0.635009
a: 0.076406
b: 0.043597

OKLCH

L: 0.635009
C: 0.087969
H: 29.7086°