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BAA080

#BAA080 Taupe

#BAA080 is a light, muted orange named Taupe. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 62.7% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(186, 160, 128)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 30% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black. #BAA080 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.43:1.

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Variations of #BAA080

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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#BAA080 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BAA080809ABA
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Split complementary

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

BAA08080B7BA8380BA
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BAA080BA8380B7BA80
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Triadic

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

BAA08080BAA0A080BA
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Tetradic

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

BAA0809ABA80809ABAA080BA
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BAA08080BA83809ABABA80B7
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#BAA080 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BAA080 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0A781
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAA17E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFA17F
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0A781
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3A480
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C49997
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE9D8B
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAA39C

#BAA080 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.49:1 Very poor#BAA080 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.43:1 Very good#BAA080 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAA080 in CSS

/* Taupe */
.color { color: #BAA080; }
.background { background-color: #BAA080; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BAA080; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 160 128);
color: hsl(33 30% 62%);
color: oklch(0.721 0.054 72.6);

#BAA080 FAQ

What color is #BAA080?

#BAA080 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Taupe. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BAA080?

#BAA080 is rgb(186, 160, 128) in RGB, hsl(33, 30%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 31%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAA080?

The complementary color of #BAA080 is #809ABA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAA080?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAA080: 8.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAA080 a warm or cool color?

#BAA080 is a warm color.