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#AEBCA1

#aebca1 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aebca1 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 73.73% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.36% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 91.11°, with 16.77% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4754

Complementary

  1. #aebca1
  2. #afa1bc

Split complementary

  1. #aebca1
  2. #a1a1bc
  3. #bca1bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbca1
  2. #aebca1
  3. #a1bca1

Triadic

  1. #aebca1
  2. #a1aebc
  3. #bca1ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebca1
  2. #a1bcaf
  3. #afa1bc
  4. #bca1ae

Square

  1. #aebca1
  2. #a1bbbc
  3. #afa1bc
  4. #bca1a1

Monochromatic

  1. #617252
  2. #889c74
  3. #aebca1
  4. #d4dcce
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#aebca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebca1
  2. #9da991
  3. #8b9681
  4. #7a8471
  5. #687161
  6. #575e51
  7. #464b40
  8. #343830
  9. #232620
  10. #111310
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebca1
  2. #b6c3aa
  3. #bec9b4
  4. #c6d0bd
  5. #ced7c7
  6. #d7ded0
  7. #dfe4d9
  8. #e7ebe3
  9. #eff2ec
  10. #f7f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebca1
  2. #a9b69e
  3. #a5b09a
  4. #a0aa97
  5. #9ca494
  6. #979e91
  7. #92988d
  8. #8e928a
  9. #898c87
  10. #858683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b9af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb89f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb7a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afb9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8baa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b9a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afbaad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebca1 {
  color: #aebca1;
}
Background
.bg-aebca1 {
  background-color: #aebca1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebca1 {
  border: 2px solid #aebca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 188 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebca1, #a1bca1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 188 161 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.95 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.54 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.77 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.97 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.07 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.13 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 12.27 #51435e Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aebca1  rgb(174, 188, 161)  hsl(91, 17%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#afa1bc  rgb(175, 161, 188)  hsl(271, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#a1aebc  rgb(161, 174, 188)  hsl(211, 17%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue
#bca1ae  rgb(188, 161, 174)  hsl(331, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple