#BAAEA8Taupedo (#BAAEA8) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 48°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.016. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BAAEA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 174, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 12%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 10%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71.9 3.2 4.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.759 0.016 48) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Taupedo shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c0a99d — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#c0afa4 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#baaea8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#baafaa — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Taupedo 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 2.16:1 and against black 9.71:1, 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.
#faefea · #d2c7c1 · #baaea8 · #847a75 · #605753 · #3e3632
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.
#ecd4ac · #e3bb97 · #baaea8 · #c68f83 · #af7c7e · #986c78
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.
#baaea8 · #979379 · #936953 · #615922 · #56331f · #28240a
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.
#e1d0c7 · #baaea8 · #5b98b3 · #83685a · #614a3e · #3e2f27
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f7 · #baaea8 · #9d928d · #555b5d · #2c221d · #000102
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.
#f5f1ee · #baaea8 · #47403c · #2a221f · #080302 · #f0813f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3f5fe · #baaea8 · #6e9db2 · #23627b · #002939 · #0f0200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5fe · #baaea8 · #67a1a3 · #3f5a84 · #002b2d · #000007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f7ef · #baaea8 · #70a18e · #585381 · #241e41 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf6e7 · #baaea8 · #839e7b · #23627b · #321938 · #000409
#C4B9B4 · #CEC5C0 · #D9D1CD · #E3DCD9 · #EDE8E6
#998E89 · #796F6A · #5A524E · #3D3633 · #221D1A
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.