#bab8a3

Color #bab8a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bab8a3

RGB

rgb(186, 184, 163)

HSL

hsl(54.8, 14.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.8, 12.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 12.4%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.42, -2.96, 10.93)

LCH

lch(74.42, 11.32, 105.15)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0291, 102.51)

HWB

hwb(54.8, 63.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a5ba

Analogous

#baaca3

#bab8a3

#b0baa3

Triadic

#bab8a3

#a3bab8

#b8a3ba

Split-complementary

#bab8a3

#a3b0ba

#aca3ba

Tetradic

#bab8a3

#a5baa3

#a3a5ba

#b8a3ba

Square

#bab8a3

#a3baac

#a3a5ba

#baa3b0

Shades

Color #bab8a3 mixed toward black.

#a19e82

#858264

#64624b

#424132

#212119

Tints

Color #bab8a3 mixed toward white.

#c5c4b2

#d1d0c2

#dcdbd1

#e8e7e0

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #bab8a3 mixed toward gray.

#b8b6a5

#b6b5a7

#b4b3a9

#b2b2ab

#b0b0ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9a8 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b9aa · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#baadad · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab8a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab8a3]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bab8a3 (#bab8a3) is rgb(186, 184, 163) in RGB.

No, #bab8a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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