#bab9ad

Color #bab9ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bab9ad

RGB

rgb(186, 185, 173)

HSL

hsl(55.4, 8.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.4, 7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 7%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.92, -1.8, 6.21)

LCH

lch(74.92, 6.47, 106.16)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0167, 102.79)

HWB

hwb(55.4, 67.8%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adaeba

Analogous

#bab3ad

#bab9ad

#b5baad

Triadic

#bab9ad

#adbab9

#b9adba

Split-complementary

#bab9ad

#adb5ba

#b3adba

Tetradic

#bab9ad

#aebaad

#adaeba

#b9adba

Square

#bab9ad

#adbab3

#adaeba

#baadb5

Shades

Color #bab9ad mixed toward black.

#9f9d8d

#82806d

#616052

#414037

#20201b

Tints

Color #bab9ad mixed toward white.

#c6c5bb

#d1d0c8

#dddcd6

#e8e8e4

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bab9ad mixed toward gray.

#b9b8ae

#b8b7af

#b7b6b0

#b6b5b1

#b5b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab0 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#babab1 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bab2b3 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab9ad]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bab9ad (#bab9ad) is rgb(186, 185, 173) in RGB.

No, #bab9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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