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#BAABA8 Grey Sheep

#BAABA8 is a light gray named Grey Sheep. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.1% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(186, 171, 168)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 12% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black. #BAABA8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.48:1.

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Variations of #BAABA8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BAABA8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BAABA8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BAABA8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1AFA8
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEADA8
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1ACA8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1AFA8
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4AEA8
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEA9AA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCAAA9
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1ADAD

#BAABA8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.22:1 Very poor#BAABA8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.48:1 Very good#BAABA8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAABA8 in CSS

/* Grey Sheep */
.color { color: #BAABA8; }
.background { background-color: #BAABA8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BAABA8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 171 168);
color: hsl(10 12% 69%);
color: oklch(0.753 0.018 31.1);

#BAABA8 FAQ

What color is #BAABA8?

#BAABA8 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Grey Sheep. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BAABA8?

#BAABA8 is rgb(186, 171, 168) in RGB, hsl(10, 12%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAABA8?

The complementary color of #BAABA8 is #A8B7BA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAABA8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAABA8: 9.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAABA8 a warm or cool color?

#BAABA8 is a neutral color.