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#BEAAA9 Grey Sheep

#BEAAA9 is a light gray named Grey Sheep. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.7% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(190, 170, 169)). Its HSL value is 3° hue, 14% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. #BEAAA9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.51:1.

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Variations of #BEAAA9

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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#BEAAA9 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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#BEAAA9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BEAAA9 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 #B2B0A9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADACA9
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2ACA9
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2B0A9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5AEA9
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3A8AA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0A9A9
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2ADAD

#BEAAA9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#BEAAA9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.51:1 Very good#BEAAA9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BEAAA9 in CSS

/* Grey Sheep */
.color { color: #BEAAA9; }
.background { background-color: #BEAAA9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BEAAA9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 170 169);
color: hsl(3 14% 70%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.023 21.1);

#BEAAA9 FAQ

What color is #BEAAA9?

#BEAAA9 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 #BEAAA9?

#BEAAA9 is rgb(190, 170, 169) in RGB, hsl(3, 14%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BEAAA9?

The complementary color of #BEAAA9 is #A9BDBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BEAAA9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BEAAA9: 9.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BEAAA9 a warm or cool color?

#BEAAA9 is a neutral color.