BDACAA

#BDACAA closest to Grey Sheep

#BDACAA is a light gray; the closest named color is Grey Sheep. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(189, 172, 170)). Its HSL value is 6° hue, 13% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. #BDACAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.65:1.

#BDACAA color conversion

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Variations of #BDACAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B1AA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFAEAA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3AEAA
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B1AA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6AFAA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1AAAB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFABAB
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AFAE

#BDACAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.18:1 Very poor#BDACAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.65:1 Very good#BDACAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #BDACAA

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#BDACAA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 172 170);
color: hsl(6 13% 70%);
color: oklch(0.758 0.020 25.7);

#BDACAA FAQ

What color is #BDACAA?

#BDACAA 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 #BDACAA?

#BDACAA is rgb(189, 172, 170) in RGB, hsl(6, 13%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDACAA?

The complementary color of #BDACAA is #AABBBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDACAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDACAA: 9.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDACAA a warm or cool color?

#BDACAA is a neutral color.