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#BAA481 Taupe

#BAA481 is a light, muted yellow named Taupe. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 64.3% green and 50.6% blue (rgb(186, 164, 129)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 29% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black. #BAA481 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.72:1.

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Variations of #BAA481

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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#BAA481 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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#BAA481 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BAA481 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3A982
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADA47F
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1A480
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3A982
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5A781
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C39D9B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEA18D
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACA69E

#BAA481 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.41:1 Very poor#BAA481 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.72:1 Very good#BAA481 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAA481 in CSS

/* Taupe */
.color { color: #BAA481; }
.background { background-color: #BAA481; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BAA481; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 164 129);
color: hsl(37 29% 62%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.054 79.2);

#BAA481 FAQ

What color is #BAA481?

#BAA481 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Taupe. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BAA481?

#BAA481 is rgb(186, 164, 129) in RGB, hsl(37, 29%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAA481?

The complementary color of #BAA481 is #8197BA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAA481?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAA481: 8.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAA481 a warm or cool color?

#BAA481 is a warm color.