#baaba5

Color #baaba5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#baaba5

RGB

rgb(186, 171, 165)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 13.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 11.3%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 11.3%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(71.07, 4.36, 5.03)

LCH

lch(71.07, 6.66, 49.08)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0195, 43.13)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 64.7%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b4ba

Analogous

#baa5a9

#baaba5

#bab5a5

Triadic

#baaba5

#a5baab

#aba5ba

Split-complementary

#baaba5

#a5bab5

#a5a9ba

Tetradic

#baaba5

#b4baa5

#a5b4ba

#aba5ba

Square

#baaba5

#a9baa5

#a5b4ba

#b5a5ba

Shades

Color #baaba5 mixed toward black.

#a18c84

#846e66

#63534c

#423733

#211c19

Tints

Color #baaba5 mixed toward white.

#c5b9b4

#d1c7c3

#dcd5d2

#e8e3e1

#f3f1f0

Tones

Color #baaba5 mixed toward gray.

#b8aca7

#b6aca8

#b5adaa

#b3aeac

#b1afae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a6 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b6a7 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#b9a8a8 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baaba5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baaba5]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#baaba5 (#baaba5) is rgb(186, 171, 165) in RGB.

No, #baaba5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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