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#BDAEAE closest to Taupedo

#BDAEAE is a light gray; the closest named color is Taupedo. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.2% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(189, 174, 174)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 10% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black. #BDAEAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.83:1.

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Variations of #BDAEAE

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

How #BDAEAE 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 #B4B2AE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B0AE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B0AE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4B2AE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B1AE
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1ADAE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEADAE
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B1B1

#BDAEAE contrast checker

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

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#BDAEAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 174 174);
color: hsl(0 10% 71%);
color: oklch(0.763 0.017 17.5);

#BDAEAE FAQ

What color is #BDAEAE?

#BDAEAE 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 #BDAEAE?

#BDAEAE is rgb(189, 174, 174) in RGB, hsl(0, 10%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDAEAE?

The complementary color of #BDAEAE is #AEBDBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDAEAE?

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

Is #BDAEAE a warm or cool color?

#BDAEAE is a neutral color.