#BA796A
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(64% 0.085 33.6), rgb(186, 121, 106).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.03:1).
About this color
#BA796A is a medium-light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 34°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pinkish Brown (#B17261), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.03:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.085) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 6.03:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BA796A |
| RGB | rgb(186, 121, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 37%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.085 33.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BA796A | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BA796A | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BA796A text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BA796A text on black | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc -39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F3
oklch(97.1% 0.006 31.1)
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Step 100
100
#F2E7E5
oklch(93.6% 0.012 29.9)
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Step 200
200
#E8D4CF
oklch(88.5% 0.023 34.3)
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Step 300
300
#DAB8AF
oklch(81% 0.041 35.2)
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Step 400
400
#C79286
oklch(70.8% 0.067 33.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BA796A
oklch(64% 0.085 33.6)
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Step 600
600
#A25E4F
oklch(55.6% 0.093 33.3)
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Step 700
700
#8B4D40
oklch(49.1% 0.087 32.8)
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Step 800
800
#714035
oklch(42.8% 0.071 33.5)
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Step 900
900
#5B362E
oklch(37.6% 0.055 32.9)
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Step 950
950
#36201B
oklch(27% 0.036 33.4)
#BA796A with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #888169 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #988F69 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C87075 | 0.039 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.086 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BA796A
#BA796A
oklch(64% 0.085 33.6)
- #459AAC
#459AAC
oklch(64.1% 0.085 213.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BA796A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.026
- Brownish Pink #C27E79 ΔE 0.026
- Dusty Rose #C0737A ΔE 0.033
- Clay #B66A50 ΔE 0.043
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.043
- Old Pink #C77986 ΔE 0.047
- Dusky Rose #BA6873 ΔE 0.049
- Old Rose #C87F89 ΔE 0.050
Use #BA796A in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.