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#B2BEA6

#b2bea6 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b2bea6 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.51% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 15.58% saturation and 69.8% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4905

Complementary

  1. #b2bea6
  2. #b2a6be

Split complementary

  1. #b2bea6
  2. #a6a6be
  3. #bea6be

Analogous

  1. #bebea6
  2. #b2bea6
  3. #a6bea6

Triadic

  1. #b2bea6
  2. #a6b2be
  3. #bea6b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bea6
  2. #a6beb2
  3. #b2a6be
  4. #bea6b2

Square

  1. #b2bea6
  2. #a6bebe
  3. #b2a6be
  4. #bea6a6

Monochromatic

  1. #657556
  2. #8c9e7a
  3. #b2bea6
  4. #d8ded2
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#b2bea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bea6
  2. #a0ab95
  3. #8e9885
  4. #7d8574
  5. #6b7264
  6. #595f53
  7. #474c42
  8. #353932
  9. #242621
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bea6
  2. #bac5af
  3. #c1cbb8
  4. #c9d2c1
  5. #d1d8ca
  6. #d9dfd3
  7. #e0e5db
  8. #e8ece4
  9. #f0f2ed
  10. #f7f9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bea6
  2. #adb8a2
  3. #a8b29e
  4. #a3ab9b
  5. #9ea597
  6. #999f93
  7. #94998f
  8. #8f938b
  9. #8a8c88
  10. #858684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bcb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1baa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbaa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbca5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3bdb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bea6 {
  color: #b2bea6;
}
Background
.bg-b2bea6 {
  background-color: #b2bea6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bea6 {
  border: 2px solid #b2bea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 190 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 16% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bea6, #a6bea6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 190 166 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.83 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.20 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.81 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.23 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.22 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.26 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.74 #4d4159 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2bea6  rgb(178, 190, 166)  hsl(90, 16%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b2a6be  rgb(178, 166, 190)  hsl(270, 16%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#a6b2be  rgb(166, 178, 190)  hsl(210, 16%, 70%)  Light Steel Blue
#bea6b2  rgb(190, 166, 178)  hsl(330, 16%, 70%)  Pastel Purple