Information about Bombay color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AEAEAD reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Silver Chalice (#ACACAC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ajay (#B0ACAE) and Silver Foil (#AFB1AE).
The recipe behind #AEAEAD is rgb(174, 174, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AEAEAD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Bombay" in the Register.
Bombay color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Bombay color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Bombay color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Bombay color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Bombay color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Bombay 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Bombay color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Bombay
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#ACACAC
#B0ACAE
#AFB1AE
#AEB0AA
#ACAFB1
#AFB2AF
#ADB2B0
#ADAAA8
#B1A9B1
#A8AAAB
#ADB5AA
#A8A9AD
Bombay color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AEAEAD
- RGB174, 174, 173
- CMYK0, 0, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 174, 173)
- HSL60°, 1%, 68%
- HSL Precise60°, 0.613%, 68.039%
- HSV60°, 1%, 68%
- HSB60°, 1%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.682, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.682, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.682, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAEAEAD
- DECIMAL ID11447981
- Name Length6
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- Counting from2025-01-01
