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#B4BCA6

#b4bca6 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b4bca6 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 73.73% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.7% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 81.82°, with 14.1% saturation and 69.41% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4842

Complementary

  1. #b4bca6
  2. #aea6bc

Split complementary

  1. #b4bca6
  2. #a6a9bc
  3. #b9a6bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb9a6
  2. #b4bca6
  3. #a9bca6

Triadic

  1. #b4bca6
  2. #a6b4bc
  3. #bca6b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4bca6
  2. #a6bcae
  3. #aea6bc
  4. #bca6b4

Square

  1. #b4bca6
  2. #a6bcb9
  3. #aea6bc
  4. #bca6a9

Monochromatic

  1. #687356
  2. #8f9b7a
  3. #b4bca6
  4. #d9ddd2
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#b4bca6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4bca6
  2. #a2a995
  3. #909685
  4. #7e8474
  5. #6c7164
  6. #5a5e53
  7. #484b42
  8. #363832
  9. #242621
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4bca6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4bca6
  2. #bcc3af
  3. #c3c9b8
  4. #cbd0c1
  5. #d2d7ca
  6. #daded3
  7. #e1e4db
  8. #e9ebe4
  9. #f0f2ed
  10. #f8f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4bca6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4bca6
  2. #afb6a2
  3. #aab09e
  4. #a4aa9b
  5. #9fa497
  6. #9a9e93
  7. #95988f
  8. #90928b
  9. #8a8c88
  10. #858684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb9a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb9a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbaa5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babaa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bbb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4bca6 {
  color: #b4bca6;
}
Background
.bg-b4bca6 {
  background-color: #b4bca6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4bca6 {
  border: 2px solid #b4bca6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4bca6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 188 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 14% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4bca6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4bca6, #a9bca6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4bca6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 188 166 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.31 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.42 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.71 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.01 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.72 #4b4359 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b4bca6  rgb(180, 188, 166)  hsl(82, 14%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#aea6bc  rgb(174, 166, 188)  hsl(262, 14%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#a6b4bc  rgb(166, 180, 188)  hsl(202, 14%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#bca6b4  rgb(188, 166, 180)  hsl(322, 14%, 69%)  Pastel Purple