#baa74a Color Information

#baa74a 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 #baa74a. In RGB, it consists of 72.9% Red, 65.5% Green, and 29.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 10.2% Magenta, 60.2% Yellow, and 27.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 49.8°, with saturation of 44.8% and lightness of 51%. The decimal value for #baa74a is 12232522, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #baa74a 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#baa74a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color186, 167, 74 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.9%, 65.5%, 29.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.271, 0.345, 0.710 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.102, 0.602, 0.271 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color49.8°, 44.8%, 51.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color49.8°, 60.2%, 72.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.304, 38.571, 12.063 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color97, 186, 74 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12232522 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.439, -4.544, 49.529 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.439, 49.737, 95.242 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.439, 17.260, 58.433 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.105, -7.215, 31.958 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.411, 0.449, 38.571 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290422602 / 0xffbaa74a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9933 Copy
Last Updated: March 17, 2025

Shades of #baa74a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #baa74a, its pure hue is 49.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.8%, and its lightness is 51.0%. 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 #baa74a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171509 to #a39241.

Tints of #baa74a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #baa74a, its pure hue is 49.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.8%, and its lightness is 51.0%. 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 #baa74a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c3b261 to #f6f4e8.

Tones of #baa74a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #baa74a, its pure hue is 49.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.8%, 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 #baa74a, which range from #828282 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffd505 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #baa74a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #baa74a! For #baa74a, 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, #baa74a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #baa74a

This color, #baa74a, consists of 72.9% Red, 65.5% Green, and 29.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 186, Green = 167, Blue = 74. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #baa74a is 0% Cyan, 10.2% Magenta, 60.2% Yellow, and 27.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.9%
C0.0%
G65.5%
M10.2%
B29.0%
Y60.2%
K27.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 186 167 74
Octal 272 247 112
Hexa #ba #a7 #4a
Binary 10111010 10100111 01001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 10 60 27
Octal 0 12 74 33
Hexa #00 #0a #3c #1b
Binary 00000000 00001010 00111100 00011011

Analogous Colors of #baa74a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #baa74a — which has hue 49.8° — its analogous colors are located at 19.8° and 79.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #baa74a.

Triadic Colors of #baa74a

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 #baa74a — which has hue 49.8° — its triadic colors are located at 49.8° and 289.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #baa74a.

Complementary Color of #baa74a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #baa74a — which has hue 49.8° — its complementary color is located at 229.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #baa74a.

Split Complementary Colors of #baa74a

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 #baa74a — which has hue 49.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 49.8° and 259.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #baa74a.

Tetradic Colors of #baa74a

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 #baa74a — which has hue 49.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 319.8°, 49.8°, 139.8°, and 229.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #baa74a.

Monochromatic Colors of #baa74a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #baa74a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #534d34 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ebdc97 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #baa74a

We want to make getting started with #baa74a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #baa74a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #baa74a 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 #baa74a with other HTML elements.

#baa74a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #baa74a.
<span style="color: #baa74a;">The color of this text is #baa74a.</span>

#baa74a Background Color

The background color for this text is #baa74a.
<div style="background-color: #baa74a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #baa74a.</div>

#baa74a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #baa74a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #baa74a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #baa74a.</span>

#baa74a Border Color

This is a div with border color #baa74a.
<div style="border: #baa74a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #baa74a.</div>

#baa74a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #baa74a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #baa74a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #baa74a on a white background.</div></div>

#baa74a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #baa74a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #baa74a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #baa74a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #baa74a to White

This is a gradient from #baa74a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#baa74a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#baa74a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#baa74a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#baa74a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #baa74a to white.</div>

Gradient from #baa74a to Black

This is a gradient from #baa74a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#baa74a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#baa74a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#baa74a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#baa74a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #baa74a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #baa74a

In addition to using #baa74a 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 #baa74a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #baa74a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 186, Green = 167, Blue = 74). If you need details about the color coordinates of #baa74a 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 #baa74a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(186, 167, 74)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #baa74a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #baa74a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #baa74a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(186, 167, 74);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#baa74a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:186, green:167, blue:74, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:186 green:167 blue:74 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(186f, 167f, 74f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(186, 167, 74);
 

#baa74a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #baa74a the same way. For those with color blindness, #baa74a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #baa74a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #baa74a 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 #baa74a 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 #baa74a 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 #baa74a 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 2.4:1 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