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#BDBABB Dust to Dust

#BDBABB is a light gray named Dust to Dust. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(189, 186, 187)). Its HSL value is 340° hue, 2% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. #BDBABB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.90:1.

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#BDBABB color conversion

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Variations of #BDBABB

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

How #BDBABB 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 #BBBBBB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABABB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBBABB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • 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 #BDBABB
  • 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 #BBBBBB

#BDBABB contrast checker

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

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#BDBABB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 186 187);
color: hsl(340 2% 74%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.004 354.7);

#BDBABB FAQ

What color is #BDBABB?

#BDBABB 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 #BDBABB?

#BDBABB is rgb(189, 186, 187) in RGB, hsl(340, 2%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBABB?

The complementary color of #BDBABB is #BABDBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBABB?

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

Is #BDBABB a warm or cool color?

#BDBABB is a neutral color.