Information about #BAC8AA color

#BAC8AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAC8AA falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(186, 200, 170) — 72.9% red, 78.4% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 12 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAC8AA presents itself as a gently muted chartreuse — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Slightly further away sit Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Beryl Green (#BCBFA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(186, 200, 170)), which gives #BAC8AA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BAC8AA: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #BAC8AA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BAC8AA color variations

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

#BAC8AA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BAC8AA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BAC8AA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BAC8AA 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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#BAC8AA 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 #BAC8AA

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

#BAC8AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAC8AA
  • RGB186, 200, 170
  • CMYK5, 0, 12, 22
  • CSSrgb(186, 200, 170)
  • HSL88°, 21%, 73%
  • HSL Precise88°, 21.429%, 72.549%
  • HSV88°, 15%, 78%
  • HSB88°, 15%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.784, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.784, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.784, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAC8AA
  • DECIMAL ID12241066
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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