#BAB3AD Hex Color

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Color Name

Pale Silver*

Hex Color Code

#BAB3AD

RGB Color Code

RGB(186, 179, 173)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 3.8%, 7.0%, 27.1%

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#BAB3AD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BAB3AD?

The RGB color code for color number #BAB3AD is RGB(186, 179, 173). In the RGB color model, #BAB3AD has a red value of 186, a green value of 179, and a blue value of 173. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 3.8% magenta, 7.0% yellow, and 27.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 27.7° (degrees), 8.6 % saturation, and 70.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BAB3AD has a hue of 27.7° (degrees), 7.0 % saturation and 72.9 % brightness/value.

Color BAB3AD is cool or warm?

Color BAB3AD is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BAB3AD? (For interior and product design)

BAB3AD has an LRV of nearly 45.7. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BAB3AD

LRV 45.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 45.7 of #BAB3AD with dark and light color

Is #BAB3AD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BAB3AD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BAB3AD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BAB3AD

Hex triplet: #BAB3AD
Red: BA
Green: B3
Blue: AD

RGBA / RGB rgb(186, 179, 173)

Red: 186 (72.9%)
Green: 179 (70.2%)
Blue: 173 (67.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 3.76%
Yellow: 6.99%
Key: 27.06%

HSL hsl(27.69deg, 8.6 %, 70.4 %)

Hue: 27.69°
Saturation: 8.61 %
Lightness: 70.39 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 27.69°
Saturation: 6.99 %
Brightness / Value: 72.94 %

RYB ryb(36, 66, 53)

Red: 36 (14.1%)
Yellow: 66 (25.8%)
Blue: 53 (20.6%)

HWB

Hue: 27.69°
Whiteness: 67.84 %
Blackness: 27.06 %

CMY

Cyan: 27.06%
Magenta: 29.80%
Yellow: 32.16%

XYZ

X: 43.91
Y: 45.7
Z: 46.04

YXY

Y1: 45.7
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 73.35
A: 1.41
B: 3.93

CIE-Lch

L: 73.35
C: 4.18
H: 70.25

CIE-Luv

L: 73.35
U: 4.43
V: 5.49

Hunter-Lab

L: 67.6
A: -2.34
B: 6.94

Other

LRV: ~ 45.7 %
Munsell Color System: 2.5Y 7.2/0.7

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BAB3AD

These are the named colors closest to hex BAB3AD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BAB3AD.

#BEB7B0 Color PANTONE 15-4502 TCX - Silver Cloud

98.82% match | ΔE 1.18

#C1B7B0 Color PANTONE 14-0000 TCX - Silver Gray

98.16% match | ΔE 1.84

#CABEB5 Color PANTONE 13-0403 TCX - Gray Morn

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#CAC2B9 Color PANTONE 14-0002 TCX - Pumice Stone

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BAB3AD.

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

98.00% match | ΔE 2.00

#C4BCB7 Color PANTONE 406 C

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#AEA8A5 Color PANTONE 2331 C

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#C4BFB6 Color PANTONE 400 C

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BAB3AD.

#B0AAA1 Color RAL 080 70 05 - Garlic Beige

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#AEADA3 Color RAL 100 70 05 - Smoky White

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BAB3AD.

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

95.08% match | ΔE 4.92

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BAB3AD.

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#A9A9A8 Color BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

Paint color for Hex #BAB3AD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BAB3AD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BAB3AD once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BAB3AD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BAB3AD to Farrow & Ball

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

98.84% match | ΔE 1.16

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#C7BEB3 Color Elephant's Breath (229)

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BAB3AD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BAB3AD to Benjamin Moore

#B4B2AE Color Baltic Gray (1467)

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#C3B8AE Color Hazelwood (1005)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#B6B4B2 Color Nightingale (AF-670)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#B3B1B0 Color Silver Dollar (1460)

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BAB3AD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BAB3AD to Sherwin Williams

#BCB8B6 Color Essential Gray (SW 6002)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#C0B6B4 Color Queen Anne Lilac (SW 0021)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#BAB9B6 Color March Wind (SW 7668)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#BDB8B8 Color Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

PPG Paints

Hex color BAB3AD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BAB3AD to PPG Paints

#C2BDBA Color Gray Shadows (PPG1005-3)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#C4BDBA Color Hush (PPG1004-3)

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#B9B8B5 Color Pigeon Feather (PPG0995-4)

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#BBBAB5 Color Fresh Granite (PPG0997-3)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

Valspar

Hex color BAB3AD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BAB3AD to Valspar

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#B3B4B0 Color Urban Sunrise (4004-1B)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#CDC2BA Color Windmill (8005-10C)

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

#C9BFBD Color Oyster Bay (V127-3)

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BAB3AD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BAB3AD to Dunn-Edwards

#C5B9B4 Color Chocolate Milk (DE 6059)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#C3C0BB Color Gray Pearl (DEC 795)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#AEADAD Color Industrial Age (DET 618)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#B9BABA Color Covered in Platinum (DE 6367)

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

Behr

Hex color BAB3AD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BAB3AD to Behr

#B1B0AF Color Sparrow (780F-4)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#C4C0BB Color Natural Gray (PPU18-10)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#ACAAA7 Color Cathedral Gray (PPU18-14)

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#BEBBBB Color Grape Creme (PPU16-11)

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BAB3AD color palettes and scheme combination

70665E

8B8076

A39991

BAB3AD

D1CDC9

E9E6E4

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

BAADB4

BAADAE

BAB3AD

BABAAD

B4BAAD

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BAB3AD

ADBAB3

B3ADBA

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BAB3AD

AEBAAD

ADB4BA

BAADBA

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BAB3AD

C0BAB5

C7C2BD

CEC9C5

D5D1CD

DCD9D6

E3E0DE

EAE8E6

F1EFEE

F8F7F6

FFFFFF

Pale Silver* - #BAB3AD Tints

BAB3AD

A7A19B

948F8A

827D79

6F6B67

5D5956

4A4745

373533

252322

121111

000000

Pale Silver* - #BAB3AD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BAB3AD

Pale Silver*

#ADB4BA

Zinc*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BAB3AD?

Color that best contrast with #BAB3AD is #ADB4BA, color name is Zinc*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.