Information about #BAB3AE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BAB3AE belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(186, 179, 174) (72.9% red, 70.2% green, 68.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 3 / 5 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BAB3AE presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Mountain Mist (#B7B4B0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Foggy Grey (#B8B7AF) and Milestone (#BEB1AC).

The recipe behind #BAB3AE is rgb(186, 179, 174), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAB3AE: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BAB3AE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BAB3AE color variations

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#BAB3AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BAB3AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAB3AE
  • RGB186, 179, 174
  • CMYK0, 3, 5, 27
  • HSL25°, 8%, 71%
  • HSL Precise25°, 8%, 70.588%
  • HSV25°, 6%, 73%
  • HSB25°, 6%, 73%
  • HEX IDBAB3AE
  • DECIMAL ID12235694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
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