Information about Fantail color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BAAEA9 presents itself as a calm, restrained orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Perfect Taupe (#BBB2A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Milestone (#BEB1AC) and Serene (#BDB0A3).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(186, 174, 169)), which gives #BAAEA9 its character. If you plan to put text on a #BAAEA9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. The name "Fantail" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Fantail color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Fantail color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Fantail color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Fantail color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Fantail color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Fantail 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 Fantail color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Fantail
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#BBB2A9
#BEB1AC
#BDB0A3
#BAB5A8
#B4B2A6
#BCB5A6
#B5A8A8
#BBADA1
#B7A8A3
#B4B3A4
#BDB6A5
#B7B4B0
Fantail color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BAAEA9
- RGB186, 174, 169
- CMYK0, 5, 7, 27
- CSSrgb(186, 174, 169)
- HSL18°, 11%, 70%
- HSL Precise17.647°, 10.968%, 69.608%
- HSV18°, 9%, 73%
- HSB18°, 9%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
- GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.682, 0.663)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.682, 0.663, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.682, 0.663)
- Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBAAEA9
- DECIMAL ID12234409
- Name Length7
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- Counting from2025-01-01
