#ba9971 Color Information

#ba9971 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ba9971, and its official name is Amber Leaf. In RGB, it consists of 72.9% Red, 60.0% Green, and 44.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 17.7% Magenta, 39.2% Yellow, and 27.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 32.9°, with saturation of 34.6% and lightness of 58.6%. The decimal value for #ba9971 is 12228977, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ba9971 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ba9971 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAmber Leaf Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color186, 153, 113 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.9%, 60.0%, 44.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.271, 0.400, 0.557 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.177, 0.392, 0.271 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color32.9°, 34.6%, 58.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color32.9°, 39.2%, 72.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color34.622, 34.414, 20.441 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color173, 186, 113 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12228977 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color65.290, 6.699, 25.636 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)65.290, 26.497, 75.355 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color65.290, 24.096, 31.935 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.663, 2.686, 20.405 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.387, 0.385, 34.414 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290419057 / 0xffba9971 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9966 Copy
Last Updated: November 6, 2024

Shades of #ba9971

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ba9971, its pure hue is 32.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.6%, and its lightness is 58.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ba9971, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17130e to #a38663.

Tints of #ba9971

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ba9971, its pure hue is 32.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.6%, and its lightness is 58.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ba9971, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c3a683 to #f6f2ed.

Tones of #ba9971

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ba9971, its pure hue is 32.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ba9971, which range from #969696 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffa02c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ba9971

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ba9971! For #ba9971, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ba9971. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ba9971

This color, #ba9971, consists of 72.9% Red, 60.0% Green, and 44.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 186, Green = 153, Blue = 113. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ba9971 is 0% Cyan, 17.7% Magenta, 39.2% Yellow, and 27.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.9%
C0.0%
G60.0%
M17.7%
B44.3%
Y39.2%
K27.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 186 153 113
Octal 272 231 161
Hexa #ba #99 #71
Binary 10111010 10011001 01110001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 17 39 27
Octal 0 21 47 33
Hexa #00 #11 #27 #1b
Binary 00000000 00010001 00100111 00011011

Analogous Colors of #ba9971

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ba9971 — which has hue 32.9° — its analogous colors are located at 2.9° and 62.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ba9971.

Triadic Colors of #ba9971

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ba9971 — which has hue 32.9° — its triadic colors are located at 32.9° and 272.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ba9971.

Complementary Color of #ba9971

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ba9971 — which has hue 32.9° — its complementary color is located at 212.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ba9971.

Split Complementary Colors of #ba9971

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ba9971 — which has hue 32.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 32.9° and 242.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ba9971.

Tetradic Colors of #ba9971

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ba9971 — which has hue 32.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 302.9°, 32.9°, 122.9°, and 212.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ba9971.

Monochromatic Colors of #ba9971

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ba9971, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #716250 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e6cdaf (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ba9971

We want to make getting started with #ba9971 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ba9971 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ba9971 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ba9971 with other HTML elements.

#ba9971 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ba9971.
<span style="color: #ba9971;">The color of this text is #ba9971.</span>

#ba9971 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ba9971.
<div style="background-color: #ba9971; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ba9971.</div>

#ba9971 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ba9971.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ba9971;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ba9971.</span>

#ba9971 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ba9971.
<div style="border: #ba9971 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ba9971.</div>

#ba9971 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ba9971 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ba9971; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ba9971 on a white background.</div></div>

#ba9971 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ba9971 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ba9971; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ba9971 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ba9971 to White

This is a gradient from #ba9971 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ba9971,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ba9971,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ba9971,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ba9971,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ba9971 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ba9971 to Black

This is a gradient from #ba9971 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ba9971,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ba9971,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ba9971,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ba9971,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ba9971 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ba9971

In addition to using #ba9971 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ba9971 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ba9971, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 186, Green = 153, Blue = 113). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ba9971 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ba9971
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(186, 153, 113)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ba9971; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ba9971; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ba9971; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(186, 153, 113);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ba9971")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:186, green:153, blue:113, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:186 green:153 blue:113 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(186f, 153f, 113f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(186, 153, 113);
 

#ba9971 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ba9971 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ba9971 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ba9971 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ba9971 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ba9971 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ba9971 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ba9971 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text