Palettes / Colors / #BA714F

#BA714F — Muted Orange

#BA714F is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #BA714F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BA714F is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4F98BA; it also sits naturally between #BA4F62 and #BAA74F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 44% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 58% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BA714F

.text { color: #BA714F; }
.background { background-color: #BA714F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA714F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 113, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 44%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA714F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 113, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA714F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 113, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA714F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA714F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4F98BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA714F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA714F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BA714F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BA714F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BA714E  ·  #BA7150 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA714F?

#BA714F is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 186, 113, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA714F?

#BA714F is RGB 186, 113, 79 — HSL 19°, 44%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 58%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA714F?

Its complement is #4F98BA; analogous partners are #BA4F62 and #BAA74F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA714F for text?

Black text on #BA714F has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.