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#B8AAA5

#b8aaa5 ≈ Silver Pink

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8aaa5 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 66.67% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.61% magenta, 10.33% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 15.79°, with 11.8% saturation and 68.43% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4166

Complementary

  1. #b8aaa5
  2. #a5b3b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8aaa5
  2. #a5b8b3
  3. #a5a9b8

Analogous

  1. #b8a5a9
  2. #b8aaa5
  3. #b8b3a5

Triadic

  1. #b8aaa5
  2. #a5b8aa
  3. #aaa5b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8aaa5
  2. #b3b8a5
  3. #a5b3b8
  4. #aaa5b8

Square

  1. #b8aaa5
  2. #a9b8a5
  3. #a5b3b8
  4. #b3a5b8

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5d56
  2. #96827a
  3. #b8aaa5
  4. #dad2d0
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#b8aaa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8aaa5
  2. #a69995
  3. #938884
  4. #817774
  5. #6e6663
  6. #5c5553
  7. #4a4442
  8. #373332
  9. #252221
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8aaa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8aaa5
  2. #bfb3ae
  3. #c6bbb7
  4. #cdc4c0
  5. #d4ccc9
  6. #dcd5d2
  7. #e3dddb
  8. #eae6e4
  9. #f1eeed
  10. #f8f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8aaa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8aaa5
  2. #b2a6a1
  3. #ada29e
  4. #a79d9a
  5. #a29996
  6. #9c9593
  7. #96918f
  8. #918d8b
  9. #8b8887
  10. #868484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1acaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaba5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0aea5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca8a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2aba5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3aca5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baa9a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8aaa5 {
  color: #b8aaa5;
}
Background
.bg-b8aaa5 {
  background-color: #b8aaa5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8aaa5 {
  border: 2px solid #b8aaa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8aaa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 170 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 12% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8aaa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8aaa5, #b8b3a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8aaa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 170 165 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 4.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.34 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.41 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.84 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.84 #47555a Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#b8aaa5  rgb(184, 170, 165)  hsl(16, 12%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#a5b3b8  rgb(165, 179, 184)  hsl(196, 12%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#a5b8aa  rgb(165, 184, 170)  hsl(136, 12%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#aaa5b8  rgb(170, 165, 184)  hsl(256, 12%, 68%)  Rose Quartz