#bab5a7

Color #bab5a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bab5a7

RGB

rgb(186, 181, 167)

HSL

hsl(44.2, 12.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.2, 10.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 10.2%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.73, -0.7, 7.76)

LCH

lch(73.73, 7.79, 95.15)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0203, 90.56)

HWB

hwb(44.2, 65.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7acba

Analogous

#baaba7

#bab5a7

#b5baa7

Triadic

#bab5a7

#a7bab5

#b5a7ba

Split-complementary

#bab5a7

#a7b5ba

#aba7ba

Tetradic

#bab5a7

#acbaa7

#a7acba

#b5a7ba

Square

#bab5a7

#a7baab

#a7acba

#baa7b5

Shades

Color #bab5a7 mixed toward black.

#a09986

#847c67

#635d4e

#423e34

#211f1a

Tints

Color #bab5a7 mixed toward white.

#c5c1b6

#d1cec4

#dcdad3

#e8e6e2

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #bab5a7 mixed toward gray.

#b8b4a9

#b7b3aa

#b5b3ac

#b4b2ad

#b2b1af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ab · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ab · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#baadae · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab5a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab5a7]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#bab5a7 (#bab5a7) is rgb(186, 181, 167) in RGB.

No, #bab5a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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