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#B8BFAC

#b8bfac ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b8bfac is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 74.9% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.95% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 82.11°, 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.5043

Complementary

  1. #b8bfac
  2. #b3acbf

Split complementary

  1. #b8bfac
  2. #acafbf
  3. #bdacbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbdac
  2. #b8bfac
  3. #afbfac

Triadic

  1. #b8bfac
  2. #acb8bf
  3. #bfacb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8bfac
  2. #acbfb3
  3. #b3acbf
  4. #bfacb8

Square

  1. #b8bfac
  2. #acbfbd
  3. #b3acbf
  4. #bfacaf

Monochromatic

  1. #6d775b
  2. #939e81
  3. #b8bfac
  4. #dde0d7
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#b8bfac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8bfac
  2. #a6ac9b
  3. #93998a
  4. #818678
  5. #6e7367
  6. #5c6056
  7. #4a4c45
  8. #373934
  9. #252622
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8bfac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8bfac
  2. #bfc5b4
  3. #c6ccbd
  4. #cdd2c5
  5. #d4d9cd
  6. #dcdfd6
  7. #e3e5de
  8. #eaece6
  9. #f1f2ee
  10. #f8f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8bfac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8bfac
  2. #b2b9a8
  3. #adb2a3
  4. #a7ac9f
  5. #a2a69a
  6. #9ca096
  7. #969992
  8. #91938d
  9. #8b8d89
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbdb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2bcab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1bcad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bdb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebdab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbdac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9beb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8bfac {
  color: #b8bfac;
}
Background
.bg-b8bfac {
  background-color: #b8bfac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8bfac {
  border: 2px solid #b8bfac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8bfac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 191 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 13% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8bfac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8bfac, #afbfac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8bfac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 191 172 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.39 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.31 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.26 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.75 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.06 #474053 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b8bfac  rgb(184, 191, 172)  hsl(82, 13%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#b3acbf  rgb(179, 172, 191)  hsl(262, 13%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#acb8bf  rgb(172, 184, 191)  hsl(202, 13%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#bfacb8  rgb(191, 172, 184)  hsl(322, 13%, 71%)  Pastel Purple