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#B6ADA5

#b6ada5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6ada5 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 67.84% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.95% magenta, 9.34% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 28.24°, with 10.43% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.4255

Complementary

  1. #b6ada5
  2. #a5aeb6

Split complementary

  1. #b6ada5
  2. #a5b6b6
  3. #a5a6b6

Analogous

  1. #b6a5a6
  2. #b6ada5
  3. #b6b6a5

Triadic

  1. #b6ada5
  2. #a5b6ad
  3. #ada5b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6ada5
  2. #aeb6a5
  3. #a5aeb6
  4. #ada5b6

Square

  1. #b6ada5
  2. #a6b6a5
  3. #a5aeb6
  4. #b6a5b6

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6057
  2. #94877b
  3. #b6ada5
  4. #d8d3cf
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#b6ada5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6ada5
  2. #a49c95
  3. #928a84
  4. #7f7974
  5. #6d6863
  6. #5b5753
  7. #494542
  8. #373432
  9. #242321
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6ada5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6ada5
  2. #bdb5ae
  3. #c5bdb7
  4. #ccc6c0
  5. #d3cec9
  6. #dbd6d2
  7. #e2dedb
  8. #e9e6e4
  9. #f0efed
  10. #f8f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6ada5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6ada5
  2. #b1a9a1
  3. #aba49e
  4. #a6a09a
  5. #a09b96
  6. #9b9793
  7. #96928f
  8. #908e8b
  9. #8b8987
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1aeab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0ada5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2afa5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9abab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2ada5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4aea5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8aca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6ada5 {
  color: #b6ada5;
}
Background
.bg-b6ada5 {
  background-color: #b6ada5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6ada5 {
  border: 2px solid #b6ada5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6ada5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 173 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 10% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6ada5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6ada5, #b6b6a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6ada5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 173 165 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.05 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.76 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.76 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.78 #49525a Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b6ada5  rgb(182, 173, 165)  hsl(28, 10%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#a5aeb6  rgb(165, 174, 182)  hsl(208, 10%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#a5b6ad  rgb(165, 182, 173)  hsl(148, 10%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#ada5b6  rgb(173, 165, 182)  hsl(268, 10%, 68%)  Rose Quartz