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#B5BEAD

#b5bead ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5bead 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, 74.51% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 91.76°, with 11.56% saturation and 71.18% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.4967

Complementary

  1. #b5bead
  2. #b6adbe

Split complementary

  1. #b5bead
  2. #aeadbe
  3. #beadbe

Analogous

  1. #bebead
  2. #b5bead
  3. #adbeae

Triadic

  1. #b5bead
  2. #adb5be
  3. #beadb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5bead
  2. #adbeb6
  3. #b6adbe
  4. #beadb5

Square

  1. #b5bead
  2. #adbebe
  3. #b6adbe
  4. #beaead

Monochromatic

  1. #68755d
  2. #8f9c82
  3. #b5bead
  4. #dce0d8
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#b5bead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5bead
  2. #a3ab9c
  3. #91988a
  4. #7f8579
  5. #6d7268
  6. #5b5f57
  7. #484c45
  8. #363934
  9. #242623
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5bead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5bead
  2. #bcc5b5
  3. #c4cbbd
  4. #cbd2c6
  5. #d3d8ce
  6. #dadfd6
  7. #e1e5de
  8. #e9ece6
  9. #f0f2ef
  10. #f8f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5bead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5bead
  2. #b0b8a9
  3. #aab2a4
  4. #a5aba0
  5. #a0a59b
  6. #9b9f97
  7. #959992
  8. #90938e
  9. #8b8c89
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bcb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bbac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebbae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bcb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbcad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bdb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5bead {
  color: #b5bead;
}
Background
.bg-b5bead {
  background-color: #b5bead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5bead {
  border: 2px solid #b5bead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5bead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 190 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 12% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5bead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5bead, #adbeae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5bead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 190 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.42 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.31 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.54 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.19 #4a4152 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b5bead  rgb(181, 190, 173)  hsl(92, 12%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#b6adbe  rgb(182, 173, 190)  hsl(272, 12%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#adb5be  rgb(173, 181, 190)  hsl(212, 12%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#beadb5  rgb(190, 173, 181)  hsl(332, 12%, 71%)  Silver Pink