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#BAAFA4

#baafa4 ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#baafa4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.91% magenta, 11.83% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 13.75% saturation and 68.63% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.9.

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Relative luminance0.4378

Complementary

  1. #baafa4
  2. #a4afba

Split complementary

  1. #baafa4
  2. #a4baba
  3. #a4a4ba

Analogous

  1. #baa4a4
  2. #baafa4
  3. #babaa4

Triadic

  1. #baafa4
  2. #a4baaf
  3. #afa4ba

Tetradic

  1. #baafa4
  2. #afbaa4
  3. #a4afba
  4. #afa4ba

Square

  1. #baafa4
  2. #a4baa4
  3. #a4afba
  4. #baa4ba

Monochromatic

  1. #706355
  2. #998978
  3. #baafa4
  4. #dbd5d0
  5. #f6f5f3

Shades

#baafa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baafa4
  2. #a79e94
  3. #958c83
  4. #827b73
  5. #706962
  6. #5d5852
  7. #4a4642
  8. #383531
  9. #252321
  10. #131210
  11. #000000

Tints

#baafa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baafa4
  2. #c1b7ad
  3. #c8bfb6
  4. #cfc7bf
  5. #d6cfc8
  6. #ddd7d2
  7. #e3dfdb
  8. #eae7e4
  9. #f1efed
  10. #f8f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baafa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baafa4
  2. #b4aaa0
  3. #aea69d
  4. #a9a199
  5. #a39c96
  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 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b0ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3afa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b2a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beadac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6afa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b1a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdaea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baafa4 {
  color: #baafa4;
}
Background
.bg-baafa4 {
  background-color: #baafa4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baafa4 {
  border: 2px solid #baafa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baafa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 175 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 14% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baafa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baafa4, #babaa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baafa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 175 164 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.90 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.73 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.03 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.52 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.55 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.95 #45505b Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#baafa4  rgb(186, 175, 164)  hsl(30, 14%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#a4afba  rgb(164, 175, 186)  hsl(210, 14%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#a4baaf  rgb(164, 186, 175)  hsl(150, 14%, 69%)  Opal
#afa4ba  rgb(175, 164, 186)  hsl(270, 14%, 69%)  Pastel Purple