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#BDAAAA Grey Sheep

#BDAAAA is a light gray named Grey Sheep. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.7% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(189, 170, 170)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 13% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. #BDAAAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.49:1.

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Variations of #BDAAAA

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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#BDAAAA 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.

BDAAAAAABDAAAAAABD
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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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#BDAAAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1B0AA
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADACAA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2ACAA
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1B0AA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5AEAA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1A8AA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFA9AA
  • 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 #B2ADAD

#BDAAAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#BDAAAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.49:1 Very good#BDAAAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDAAAA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 170 170);
color: hsl(0 13% 70%);
color: oklch(0.754 0.022 17.7);

#BDAAAA FAQ

What color is #BDAAAA?

#BDAAAA 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 #BDAAAA?

#BDAAAA is rgb(189, 170, 170) in RGB, hsl(0, 13%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDAAAA?

The complementary color of #BDAAAA is #AABDBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDAAAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDAAAA: 9.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDAAAA a warm or cool color?

#BDAAAA is a neutral color.