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#BBAFAA Taupedo

#BBAFAA is a light gray named Taupedo. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(187, 175, 170)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 11% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. #BBAFAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.83:1.

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Variations of #BBAFAA

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5B2AA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B0AA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B0AA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5B2AA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B1AA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFADAE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCAEAC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B1B0

#BBAFAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.14:1 Very poor#BBAFAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.83:1 Very good#BBAFAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBAFAA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 175 170);
color: hsl(18 11% 70%);
color: oklch(0.763 0.016 44.1);

#BBAFAA FAQ

What color is #BBAFAA?

#BBAFAA 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 #BBAFAA?

#BBAFAA is rgb(187, 175, 170) in RGB, hsl(18, 11%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBAFAA?

The complementary color of #BBAFAA is #AAB6BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBAFAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBAFAA: 9.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBAFAA a warm or cool color?

#BBAFAA is a neutral color.