#BDBAB2 Hex Color

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Color Name

Medium Gray*

Hex Color Code

#BDBAB2

RGB Color Code

RGB(189, 186, 178)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 1.6%, 5.8%, 25.9%

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#BDBAB2 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BDBAB2?

The RGB color code for color number #BDBAB2 is RGB(189, 186, 178). In the RGB color model, #BDBAB2 has a red value of 189, a green value of 186, and a blue value of 178. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 1.6% magenta, 5.8% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 43.6° (degrees), 7.7 % saturation, and 72.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BDBAB2 has a hue of 43.6° (degrees), 5.8 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Color BDBAB2 is cool or warm?

Color BDBAB2 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BDBAB2? (For interior and product design)

BDBAB2 has an LRV of nearly 49.2. 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

#BDBAB2

LRV 49.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 49.2 of #BDBAB2 with dark and light color

Is #BDBAB2 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BDBAB2 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 #BDBAB2 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BDBAB2

Hex triplet: #BDBAB2
Red: BD
Green: BA
Blue: B2

RGBA / RGB rgb(189, 186, 178)

Red: 189 (74.1%)
Green: 186 (72.9%)
Blue: 178 (69.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 1.59%
Yellow: 5.82%
Key: 25.88%

HSL hsl(43.64deg, 7.7 %, 72.0 %)

Hue: 43.64°
Saturation: 7.69 %
Lightness: 71.96 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 43.64°
Saturation: 5.82 %
Brightness / Value: 74.12 %

RYB ryb(32, 63, 49)

Red: 32 (12.5%)
Yellow: 63 (24.8%)
Blue: 49 (19.1%)

HWB

Hue: 43.64°
Whiteness: 69.80 %
Blackness: 25.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 25.88%
Magenta: 27.06%
Yellow: 30.20%

XYZ

X: 46.58
Y: 49.15
Z: 49.15

YXY

Y1: 49.15
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 75.55
A: -0.38
B: 4.41

CIE-Lch

L: 75.55
C: 4.43
H: 94.94

CIE-Luv

L: 75.55
U: 2.19
V: 6.54

Hunter-Lab

L: 70.11
A: -4.09
B: 7.51

Other

LRV: ~ 49.2 %
Munsell Color System: 0.2GY 7.4/0.8

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 #BDBAB2

These are the named colors closest to hex BDBAB2, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#CFCFC4 Color Pastel Gray

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BDBAB2.

#C4BFB6 Color PANTONE 400 C

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#CBC4BC Color PANTONE Warm Gray 2 C

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#C4BCB7 Color PANTONE 406 C

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BDBAB2.

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

97.66% match | ΔE 2.34

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BDBAB2.

#BEB7B0 Color PANTONE 15-4502 TCX - Silver Cloud

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#CAC2B9 Color PANTONE 14-0002 TCX - Pumice Stone

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#CDC6BD Color PANTONE 13-0000 TCX - Moonbeam

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#C1B7B0 Color PANTONE 14-0000 TCX - Silver Gray

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BDBAB2.

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#BFBFBF Color BS 18-B-17 - Silver Haze

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BDBAB2.

#C8C7BC Color RAL 100 80 05 - Natural Grey

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#CDC7BD Color RAL 080 80 05 - Micaceous Light Grey

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#C6C8BE Color RAL 120 80 05 - Dust Green

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

Paint color for Hex #BDBAB2

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BDBAB2 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BDBAB2 once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BDBAB2 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BDBAB2 to Farrow & Ball

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

99.19% match | ΔE 0.81

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#C7BEB3 Color Elephant's Breath (229)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

PPG Paints

Hex color BDBAB2 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BDBAB2 to PPG Paints

#BBBAB5 Color Fresh Granite (PPG0997-3)

98.44% match | ΔE 1.56

#B9B8B5 Color Pigeon Feather (PPG0995-4)

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#B7B9B5 Color Gray Stone (PPG1009-4)

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#C2BDBA Color Gray Shadows (PPG1005-3)

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BDBAB2 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BDBAB2 to Benjamin Moore

#C1BFBA Color Smoke Embers (1466)

98.05% match | ΔE 1.95

#B8BAB6 Color Coventry Gray (HC-169)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#B6B4B2 Color Nightingale (AF-670)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#C3B8AE Color Hazelwood (1005)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BDBAB2 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BDBAB2 to Sherwin Williams

#C2C0BB Color Light French Gray (SW 0055)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#C3C1BC Color Knitting Needles (SW 7672)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#BAB9B6 Color March Wind (SW 7668)

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#C8BFB5 Color Twilight Gray (SW 0054)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BDBAB2 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BDBAB2 to Dunn-Edwards

#C3C0BB Color Gray Pearl (DEC 795)

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#C7C7C2 Color Dolphin Tales (DET 600)

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#B9BABA Color Covered in Platinum (DE 6367)

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#CAC7C4 Color Ice Gray (DEC 790)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

Behr

Hex color BDBAB2 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BDBAB2 to Behr

#BDBEB9 Color Hailstorm Gray (PPU24-17)

97.61% match | ΔE 2.39

#C4C0BB Color Natural Gray (PPU18-10)

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

#C8C8C0 Color Silver Marlin (N360-2)

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#CAC9C0 Color Whitewash Oak (PPU24-12)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

Valspar

Hex color BDBAB2 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BDBAB2 to Valspar

#C0C2C2 Color Rocky Shelter (8006-11C)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#CDC2BA Color Windmill (8005-10C)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#CEC7C4 Color Modest Silver (4002-1A)

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BDBAB2 color palettes and scheme combination

736F63

8E897B

A5A197

BDBAB2

D5D3CD

ECEBE9

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.

BDB2B5

BDB4B2

BDBAB2

BBBDB2

B5BDB2

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.

BDBAB2

B2BDBA

BAB2BD

Triadic Color Palette

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

BDBAB2

B2BDB5

B2B5BD

BDB2BB

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BDBAB2

C3C0B9

CAC7C1

D0CEC9

D7D5D0

DEDCD8

E4E3E0

EBEAE7

F1F1EF

F8F8F7

FFFFFF

Medium Gray* - #BDBAB2 Tints

BDBAB2

AAA7A0

97948E

84827C

716F6A

5E5D59

4B4A47

383735

252523

121211

000000

Medium Gray* - #BDBAB2 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BDBAB2

Medium Gray*

#B2B5BD

Medium Gray*

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 #BDBAB2?

Color that best contrast with #BDBAB2 is #B2B5BD, color name is Medium Gray*. 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.