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#B5BDAD

#b5bdad ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5bdad is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 74.12% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.47% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 10.81% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4924

Complementary

  1. #b5bdad
  2. #b5adbd

Split complementary

  1. #b5bdad
  2. #adadbd
  3. #bdadbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #b5bdad
  3. #adbdad

Triadic

  1. #b5bdad
  2. #adb5bd
  3. #bdadb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5bdad
  2. #adbdb5
  3. #b5adbd
  4. #bdadb5

Square

  1. #b5bdad
  2. #adbdbd
  3. #b5adbd
  4. #bdadad

Monochromatic

  1. #68745d
  2. #8f9b83
  3. #b5bdad
  4. #dbdfd7
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#b5bdad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5bdad
  2. #a3aa9c
  3. #91978a
  4. #7f8479
  5. #6d7168
  6. #5b5f57
  7. #484c45
  8. #363934
  9. #242623
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5bdad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5bdad
  2. #bcc4b5
  3. #c4cabd
  4. #cbd1c6
  5. #d3d7ce
  6. #daded6
  7. #e1e5de
  8. #e9ebe6
  9. #f0f2ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5bdad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5bdad
  2. #b0b7a9
  3. #aab1a4
  4. #a5aba0
  5. #a0a59b
  6. #9b9f97
  7. #959892
  8. #90928e
  9. #8b8c89
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bbb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbbac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebaae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bbb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbcac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babbad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bcb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5bdad {
  color: #b5bdad;
}
Background
.bg-b5bdad {
  background-color: #b5bdad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5bdad {
  border: 2px solid #b5bdad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5bdad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 189 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 11% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5bdad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5bdad, #adbdad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5bdad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 189 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.22 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.48 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.11 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.30 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.85 #4a4252 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b5bdad  rgb(181, 189, 173)  hsl(90, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#b5adbd  rgb(181, 173, 189)  hsl(270, 11%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#adb5bd  rgb(173, 181, 189)  hsl(210, 11%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#bdadb5  rgb(189, 173, 181)  hsl(330, 11%, 71%)  Silver Pink