#babcab

Color #babcab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#babcab

RGB

rgb(186, 188, 171)

HSL

hsl(67.1, 11.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.1, 9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.67, -3.74, 8.36)

LCH

lch(75.67, 9.16, 114.1)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0236, 112.43)

HWB

hwb(67.1, 67.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adabbc

Analogous

#bcb6ab

#babcab

#b2bcab

Triadic

#babcab

#abbabc

#bcabba

Split-complementary

#babcab

#abb2bc

#b6abbc

Tetradic

#babcab

#abbcad

#adabbc

#bcabba

Square

#babcab

#abbcb6

#adabbc

#bcabb2

Shades

Color #babcab mixed toward black.

#9fa28a

#82856a

#626450

#414335

#21211b

Tints

Color #babcab mixed toward white.

#c6c7b9

#d1d2c7

#ddded5

#e8e9e3

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #babcab mixed toward gray.

#b9bbac

#b8b9ae

#b7b8af

#b6b6b1

#b5b5b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbaf · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb0 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#bab3b3 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 8.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #babcab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#babcab]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#babcab (#babcab) is rgb(186, 188, 171) in RGB.

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

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