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#BBADAA Taupedo

#BBADAA is a light gray named Taupedo. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.8% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(187, 173, 170)). Its HSL value is 11° hue, 11% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. #BBADAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.67:1.

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Variations of #BBADAA

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

How #BBADAA 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 #B3B1AA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0AEAA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3AEAA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B1AA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5B0AA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFABAC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDACAB
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AFAE

#BBADAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#BBADAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.67:1 Very good#BBADAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBADAA in CSS

/* Taupedo */
.color { color: #BBADAA; }
.background { background-color: #BBADAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBADAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 173 170);
color: hsl(11 11% 70%);
color: oklch(0.759 0.017 32.0);

#BBADAA FAQ

What color is #BBADAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBADAA?

#BBADAA is rgb(187, 173, 170) in RGB, hsl(11, 11%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBADAA?

The complementary color of #BBADAA is #AAB8BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBADAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBADAA: 9.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBADAA a warm or cool color?

#BBADAA is a neutral color.