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#BAAFA3

#baafa3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#baafa3 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 68.63% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.91% magenta, 12.37% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 31.3°, with 14.29% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.15.

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Relative luminance0.4374

Complementary

  1. #baafa3
  2. #a3aeba

Split complementary

  1. #baafa3
  2. #a3baba
  3. #a3a3ba

Analogous

  1. #baa3a3
  2. #baafa3
  3. #babaa3

Triadic

  1. #baafa3
  2. #a3baaf
  3. #afa3ba

Tetradic

  1. #baafa3
  2. #aebaa3
  3. #a3aeba
  4. #afa3ba

Square

  1. #baafa3
  2. #a3baa3
  3. #a3aeba
  4. #baa3ba

Monochromatic

  1. #706354
  2. #998977
  3. #baafa3
  4. #dbd5cf
  5. #f6f5f3

Shades

#baafa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baafa3
  2. #a79e93
  3. #958c82
  4. #827b72
  5. #706962
  6. #5d5852
  7. #4a4641
  8. #383531
  9. #252321
  10. #131210
  11. #000000

Tints

#baafa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baafa3
  2. #c1b7ac
  3. #c8bfb5
  4. #cfc7bf
  5. #d6cfc8
  6. #ddd7d1
  7. #e3dfda
  8. #eae7e3
  9. #f1efed
  10. #f8f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baafa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baafa3
  2. #b4aaa0
  3. #aea69c
  4. #a9a199
  5. #a39c95
  6. #9d9892
  7. #97938e
  8. #918e8b
  9. #8c8987
  10. #868584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3afa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b2a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfacac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6afa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b1a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdada8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baafa3 {
  color: #baafa3;
}
Background
.bg-baafa3 {
  background-color: #baafa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baafa3 {
  border: 2px solid #baafa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baafa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 175 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 14% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baafa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baafa3, #babaa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baafa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 175 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.15 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.97 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.50 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.20 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.65 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.95 #45505c Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#baafa3  rgb(186, 175, 163)  hsl(31, 14%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#a3aeba  rgb(163, 174, 186)  hsl(211, 14%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#a3baaf  rgb(163, 186, 175)  hsl(151, 14%, 68%)  Opal
#afa3ba  rgb(175, 163, 186)  hsl(271, 14%, 68%)  Pastel Purple