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#AEB09B

#aeb09b ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb09b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 69.02% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.93% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 65.71°, with 11.73% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.02.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4242

Complementary

  1. #aeb09b
  2. #9d9bb0

Split complementary

  1. #aeb09b
  2. #9ba3b0
  3. #a79bb0

Analogous

  1. #b0a79b
  2. #aeb09b
  3. #a3b09b

Triadic

  1. #aeb09b
  2. #9baeb0
  3. #b09bae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb09b
  2. #9bb09d
  3. #9d9bb0
  4. #b09bae

Square

  1. #aeb09b
  2. #9bb0a7
  3. #9d9bb0
  4. #b09ba3

Monochromatic

  1. #61634f
  2. #8b8e70
  3. #aeb09b
  4. #d1d2c6
  5. #f3f4f0

Shades

#aeb09b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb09b
  2. #9d9e8c
  3. #8b8d7c
  4. #7a7b6d
  5. #686a5d
  6. #57584e
  7. #46463e
  8. #34352f
  9. #23231f
  10. #111210
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb09b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb09b
  2. #b6b8a5
  3. #bec0af
  4. #c6c8b9
  5. #ced0c3
  6. #d7d8cd
  7. #dfdfd7
  8. #e7e7e1
  9. #efefeb
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb09b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb09b
  2. #a9ab98
  3. #a5a696
  4. #a0a293
  5. #9c9d90
  6. #97988e
  7. #92938b
  8. #8e8e88
  9. #898a85
  10. #858583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeafa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4ae9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4af9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1adaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1af9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1af9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0aea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb09b {
  color: #aeb09b;
}
Background
.bg-aeb09b {
  background-color: #aeb09b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb09b {
  border: 2px solid #aeb09b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb09b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 176 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 12% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb09b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb09b, #a3b09b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb09b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 176 155 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.85 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.41 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.86 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.12 #514f64 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aeb09b  rgb(174, 176, 155)  hsl(66, 12%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#9d9bb0  rgb(157, 155, 176)  hsl(246, 12%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#9baeb0  rgb(155, 174, 176)  hsl(186, 12%, 65%)  Pastel Blue
#b09bae  rgb(176, 155, 174)  hsl(306, 12%, 65%)  Rose Quartz