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#BA596A Candied Apple

#BA596A is a medium, moderately saturated red named Candied Apple. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (rgb(186, 89, 106)). Its HSL value is 349° hue, 41% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black. #BA596A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.72:1.

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Variations of #BA596A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BA596A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BA596A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BA596A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #857F68
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C6C6A
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #876969
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #857F68
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #967368
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C94E5F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C05565
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #787878
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8C7174

#BA596A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.44:1 Poor#BA596A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.72:1 Good#BA596A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BA596A in CSS

/* Candied Apple */
.color { color: #BA596A; }
.background { background-color: #BA596A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BA596A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 89 106);
color: hsl(349 41% 54%);
color: oklch(0.587 0.126 10.8);

#BA596A FAQ

What color is #BA596A?

#BA596A is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Candied Apple. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BA596A?

#BA596A is rgb(186, 89, 106) in RGB, hsl(349, 41%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 52%, 43%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BA596A?

The complementary color of #BA596A is #59BAA9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BA596A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BA596A: 4.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BA596A a warm or cool color?

#BA596A is a warm color.