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#BDBABA Dust to Dust

#BDBABA is a light gray named Dust to Dust. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(189, 186, 186)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 2% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black. #BDBABA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.90:1.

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Variations of #BDBABA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BDBABAC3C1C1CAC7C7D0CECED7D5D5DEDCDCE4E3E3EBEAEAF2F1F1F8F8F8

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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#BDBABA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDBABABABDBD
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BDBABABABDBCBABCBD
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BDBABABDBABCBDBCBA
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BDBABABABDBABABABD
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BDBABABDBDBABABDBDBABABD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BDBABABCBDBABABDBDBCBABD
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#BDBABA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBBBBA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBBABA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBBBBA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBBBA
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEBABA
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBABA
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBABA

#BDBABA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#BDBABA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.90:1 Very good#BDBABA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBABA in CSS

/* Dust to Dust */
.color { color: #BDBABA; }
.background { background-color: #BDBABA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBABA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 186 186);
color: hsl(0 2% 74%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.003 17.2);

#BDBABA FAQ

What color is #BDBABA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDBABA?

#BDBABA is rgb(189, 186, 186) in RGB, hsl(0, 2%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBABA?

The complementary color of #BDBABA is #BABDBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBABA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBABA: 10.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBABA a warm or cool color?

#BDBABA is a neutral color.