#bab5a8

Color #bab5a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bab5a8

RGB

rgb(186, 181, 168)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 11.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 9.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 9.7%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.75, -0.53, 7.25)

LCH

lch(73.75, 7.27, 94.18)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.019, 89.4)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 65.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8adba

Analogous

#baaca8

#bab5a8

#b6baa8

Triadic

#bab5a8

#a8bab5

#b5a8ba

Split-complementary

#bab5a8

#a8b6ba

#aca8ba

Tetradic

#bab5a8

#adbaa8

#a8adba

#b5a8ba

Square

#bab5a8

#a8baac

#a8adba

#baa8b6

Shades

Color #bab5a8 mixed toward black.

#a09987

#847c68

#635d4e

#423e34

#211f1a

Tints

Color #bab5a8 mixed toward white.

#c5c1b6

#d1cec5

#dcdad3

#e8e6e2

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #bab5a8 mixed toward gray.

#b8b4a9

#b7b4ab

#b5b3ac

#b4b2ae

#b2b2af

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 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ac · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#baaeae · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab5a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab5a8]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bab5a8 (#bab5a8) is rgb(186, 181, 168) in RGB.

No, #bab5a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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