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#BBACA0 Mushroom

#BBACA0 is a light gray named Mushroom. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(187, 172, 160)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 17% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. #BBACA0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.52:1.

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Variations of #BBACA0

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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#BBACA0 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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#BBACA0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBACA0 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 #B4B0A0
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1AD9F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4AD9F
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4B0A0
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6AEA0
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0A9A9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDABA4
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2AEAB

#BBACA0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#BBACA0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.52:1 Very good#BBACA0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBACA0 in CSS

/* Mushroom */
.color { color: #BBACA0; }
.background { background-color: #BBACA0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBACA0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 172 160);
color: hsl(27 17% 68%);
color: oklch(0.754 0.024 61.1);

#BBACA0 FAQ

What color is #BBACA0?

#BBACA0 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Mushroom. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBACA0?

#BBACA0 is rgb(187, 172, 160) in RGB, hsl(27, 17%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBACA0?

The complementary color of #BBACA0 is #A0AFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBACA0?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBACA0: 9.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBACA0 a warm or cool color?

#BBACA0 is a neutral color.