Information about #BABEBD color

#BABEBD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BABEBD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(186, 190, 189) — 72.9% red, 74.5% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BABEBD is a softly muted balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Gray (#BBBDBD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1) and Tiara (#B9C3BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 190, 189) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BABEBD: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #BABEBD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BABEBD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BABEBD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BABEBD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BABEBD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BABEBD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BABEBD 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BABEBD

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

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

#BABEBD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BABEBD
  • RGB186, 190, 189
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(186, 190, 189)
  • HSL165°, 3%, 74%
  • HSL Precise165°, 2.985%, 73.725%
  • HSV165°, 2%, 75%
  • HSB165°, 2%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.745, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.745, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.745, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBABEBD
  • DECIMAL ID12238525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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