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#B6BFAC

#b6bfac ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b6bfac is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 74.9% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.95% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 88.42°, with 12.93% saturation and 71.18% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5019

Complementary

  1. #b6bfac
  2. #b5acbf

Split complementary

  1. #b6bfac
  2. #acadbf
  3. #bfacbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbfac
  2. #b6bfac
  3. #adbfac

Triadic

  1. #b6bfac
  2. #acb6bf
  3. #bfacb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6bfac
  2. #acbfb5
  3. #b5acbf
  4. #bfacb6

Square

  1. #b6bfac
  2. #acbfbf
  3. #b5acbf
  4. #bfacad

Monochromatic

  1. #6a775b
  2. #909e81
  3. #b6bfac
  4. #dce0d7
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#b6bfac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6bfac
  2. #a4ac9b
  3. #92998a
  4. #7f8678
  5. #6d7367
  6. #5b6056
  7. #494c45
  8. #373934
  9. #242622
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6bfac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6bfac
  2. #bdc5b4
  3. #c5ccbd
  4. #ccd2c5
  5. #d3d9cd
  6. #dbdfd6
  7. #e2e5de
  8. #e9ece6
  9. #f0f2ee
  10. #f8f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6bfac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6bfac
  2. #b1b9a8
  3. #abb2a3
  4. #a6ac9f
  5. #a0a69a
  6. #9ba096
  7. #969992
  8. #90938d
  9. #8b8d89
  10. #858684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babdb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1bcab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bcad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bdb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbdab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbdac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7beb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6bfac {
  color: #b6bfac;
}
Background
.bg-b6bfac {
  background-color: #b6bfac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6bfac {
  border: 2px solid #b6bfac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6bfac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 191 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 13% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6bfac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6bfac, #adbfac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6bfac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 191 172 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.14 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.70 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.34 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.34 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.39 #494053 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b6bfac  rgb(182, 191, 172)  hsl(88, 13%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#b5acbf  rgb(181, 172, 191)  hsl(268, 13%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#acb6bf  rgb(172, 182, 191)  hsl(208, 13%, 71%)  Silver
#bfacb6  rgb(191, 172, 182)  hsl(328, 13%, 71%)  Silver Pink