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#BAACAA Grey Sheep

#BAACAA is a light gray named Grey Sheep. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(186, 172, 170)). Its HSL value is 8° hue, 10% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. #BAACAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.57:1.

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Variations of #BAACAA

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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#BAACAA 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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#BAACAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BAACAA 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 #B2B0AA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFADAA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2ADAA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2B0AA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4AFAA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEABAB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBABAB
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2AEAE

#BAACAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.19:1 Very poor#BAACAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.57:1 Very good#BAACAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAACAA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 172 170);
color: hsl(8 10% 70%);
color: oklch(0.756 0.016 27.3);

#BAACAA FAQ

What color is #BAACAA?

#BAACAA 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 #BAACAA?

#BAACAA is rgb(186, 172, 170) in RGB, hsl(8, 10%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAACAA?

The complementary color of #BAACAA is #AAB8BA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAACAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAACAA: 9.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAACAA a warm or cool color?

#BAACAA is a neutral color.