Information about #BABAAB color

#BABAAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BABAAB belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(186, 186, 171) (72.9% red, 72.9% green, 67.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 6 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BABAAB presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mist Grey (#BAB9A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grey Nickel (#BDBAAE) and Truffle (#BEB9AD).

The recipe behind #BABAAB is rgb(186, 186, 171), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BABAAB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. No one has named #BABAAB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BABAAB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BABAAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BABAAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BABAAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BABAAB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BABAAB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BABAAB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

#BABAAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BABAAB
  • RGB186, 186, 171
  • CMYK0, 0, 6, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 186, 171)
  • HSL60°, 10%, 70%
  • HSL Precise60°, 9.804%, 70%
  • HSV60°, 8%, 73%
  • HSB60°, 8%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.729, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.729, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.729, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBABAAB
  • DECIMAL ID12237483
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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