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#B6BDAE

#b6bdae ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6bdae is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 74.12% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.94% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 88°, with 10.2% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.494

Complementary

  1. #b6bdae
  2. #b5aebd

Split complementary

  1. #b6bdae
  2. #aeafbd
  3. #bdaebd

Analogous

  1. #bdbdae
  2. #b6bdae
  3. #afbdae

Triadic

  1. #b6bdae
  2. #aeb6bd
  3. #bdaeb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6bdae
  2. #aebdb5
  3. #b5aebd
  4. #bdaeb6

Square

  1. #b6bdae
  2. #aebdbd
  3. #b5aebd
  4. #bdaeaf

Monochromatic

  1. #6a745e
  2. #909b84
  3. #b6bdae
  4. #dcdfd8
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#b6bdae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6bdae
  2. #a4aa9d
  3. #92978b
  4. #7f847a
  5. #6d7168
  6. #5b5f57
  7. #494c46
  8. #373934
  9. #242623
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6bdae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6bdae
  2. #bdc4b6
  3. #c5cabe
  4. #ccd1c6
  5. #d3d7ce
  6. #dbded7
  7. #e2e5df
  8. #e9ebe7
  9. #f0f2ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6bdae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6bdae
  2. #b1b7a9
  3. #abb1a5
  4. #a6aba0
  5. #a0a59c
  6. #9b9f97
  7. #969892
  8. #90928e
  9. #8b8c89
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bcb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbbad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebaaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bbb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbcae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbbae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bcb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6bdae {
  color: #b6bdae;
}
Background
.bg-b6bdae {
  background-color: #b6bdae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6bdae {
  border: 2px solid #b6bdae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6bdae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 189 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 10% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6bdae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6bdae, #afbdae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6bdae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 189 174 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.10 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.67 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.35 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.35 #494251 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b6bdae  rgb(182, 189, 174)  hsl(88, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#b5aebd  rgb(181, 174, 189)  hsl(268, 10%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#aeb6bd  rgb(174, 182, 189)  hsl(208, 10%, 71%)  Silver
#bdaeb6  rgb(189, 174, 182)  hsl(328, 10%, 71%)  Silver Pink