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#B5BDA8

#b5bda8 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b5bda8 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 74.12% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.11% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 82.86°, with 13.73% saturation and 70% 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 4.94.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4905

Complementary

  1. #b5bda8
  2. #b0a8bd

Split complementary

  1. #b5bda8
  2. #a8aabd
  3. #bba8bd

Analogous

  1. #bdbba8
  2. #b5bda8
  3. #aabda8

Triadic

  1. #b5bda8
  2. #a8b5bd
  3. #bda8b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5bda8
  2. #a8bdb0
  3. #b0a8bd
  4. #bda8b5

Square

  1. #b5bda8
  2. #a8bdbb
  3. #b0a8bd
  4. #bda8aa

Monochromatic

  1. #697458
  2. #909c7c
  3. #b5bda8
  4. #daded3
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#b5bda8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5bda8
  2. #a3aa97
  3. #919786
  4. #7f8476
  5. #6d7165
  6. #5b5f54
  7. #484c43
  8. #363932
  9. #242622
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5bda8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5bda8
  2. #bcc4b1
  3. #c4cab9
  4. #cbd1c2
  5. #d3d7cb
  6. #daded4
  7. #e1e5dc
  8. #e9ebe5
  9. #f0f2ee
  10. #f8f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5bda8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5bda8
  2. #b0b7a4
  3. #aab1a0
  4. #a5ab9c
  5. #a0a598
  6. #9b9f94
  7. #959890
  8. #90928c
  9. #8b8c88
  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 #b8bbb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0baa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbaa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbba7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbba8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6bcb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5bda8 {
  color: #b5bda8;
}
Background
.bg-b5bda8 {
  background-color: #b5bda8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5bda8 {
  border: 2px solid #b5bda8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5bda8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 189 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 14% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5bda8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5bda8, #aabda8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5bda8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 189 168 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.94 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.46 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.74 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.53 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.61 #4a4257 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b5bda8  rgb(181, 189, 168)  hsl(83, 14%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b0a8bd  rgb(176, 168, 189)  hsl(263, 14%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#a8b5bd  rgb(168, 181, 189)  hsl(203, 14%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#bda8b5  rgb(189, 168, 181)  hsl(323, 14%, 70%)  Pastel Purple