#BABCC0Microchip (#BABCC0) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 265°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.006. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BABCC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 188, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 5%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 3%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 25%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.2 0.1 -2.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.795 0.006 265) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Microchip shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c2b7b3 — ΔE 2.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#c1bdbc — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#babcc0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#babdc3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Microchip 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 1.9:1 and against black 11.04:1, 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.
#f0f2f5 · #babcc0 · #a0a2a6 · #7b7d80 · #58595c · #37383a
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.
#b8e5fe · #abd1f7 · #babcc0 · #a0a5d5 · #9a8fba · #917b9e
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.
#babcc0 · #a696ad · #6c7fa5 · #73547e · #364667 · #35263a
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.
#d8e0ef · #babcc0 · #af9663 · #6d7992 · #4f596f · #353c4a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f1ea · #babcc0 · #9ba0aa · #62605b · #232831 · #030200
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.
#f1f2f3 · #babcc0 · #88898b · #414245 · #212325 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9f1e1 · #babcc0 · #b19d75 · #745d2a · #352500 · #000008
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9f1e1 · #babcc0 · #be967d · #5f6531 · #3f1d03 · #010100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedeb · #babcc0 · #c3928d · #456c45 · #102f12 · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf3 · #babcc0 · #bf91a2 · #745d2a · #003026 · #0e0600
#c6c7cb · #d1d2d5 · #dddee0 · #e8e9ea · #f4f4f5
#9b9da0 · #7c7d80 · #5d5e60 · #3e3f40 · #1f1f20
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.