#BAAAAAGrey Sheep (#BAAAAA) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 18°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BAAAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 170, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 10%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 9%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.9 5.8 2.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.752 0.019 18) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Grey Sheep shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c0a69f — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#c0aba6 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#baaaaa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#baabac — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: takes on a pink castTest Grey Sheep in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.23:1 and against black 9.42:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fceeee · #d4c5c5 · #baaaaa · #867979 · #625656 · #3f3535
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f6cab3 · #e9b2a6 · #baaaaa · #c18a99 · #a77a92 · #8c6c89
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#baaaaa · #9f8c77 · #946364 · #704e23 · #562d2f · #2f1e0a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e0cccc · #baaaaa · #4f9b9d · #836363 · #604546 · #3d2b2c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f4 · #baaaaa · #9c8f8f · #535a5a · #2c2121 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6f0f0 · #baaaaa · #4b4141 · #2e2424 · #0c0505 · #e54e5f
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f6f0f0 · #baaaaa · #4b4141 · #2e2424 · #0c0505 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f7f7 · #baaaaa · #659ea0 · #0d6567 · #002b2c · #0a0001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f7 · #baaaaa · #6e9f8b · #206079 · #002c1f · #000409
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf6e7 · #baaaaa · #819c78 · #3d5982 · #0e2442 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f3e2 · #baaaaa · #96966b · #0d6567 · #231e41 · #000202
#C4B6B6 · #CFC2C2 · #D9CECE · #E3DBDB · #EEE7E7
#998B8B · #796C6C · #5A5050 · #3E3535 · #231C1C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.