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#B9C8AD

#b9c8ad ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b9c8ad is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 78.43% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 93.33°, with 19.71% saturation and 73.14% 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.16.

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Relative luminance0.5464

Complementary

  1. #b9c8ad
  2. #bcadc8

Split complementary

  1. #b9c8ad
  2. #afadc8
  3. #c8adc7

Analogous

  1. #c7c8ad
  2. #b9c8ad
  3. #adc8af

Triadic

  1. #b9c8ad
  2. #adb9c8
  3. #c8adb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9c8ad
  2. #adc8bc
  3. #bcadc8
  4. #c8adb9

Square

  1. #b9c8ad
  2. #adc7c8
  3. #bcadc8
  4. #c8afad

Monochromatic

  1. #6c8458
  2. #92a97f
  3. #b9c8ad
  4. #e0e7db
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#b9c8ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9c8ad
  2. #a7b49c
  3. #94a08a
  4. #828c79
  5. #6f7868
  6. #5d6457
  7. #4a5045
  8. #383c34
  9. #252823
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9c8ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9c8ad
  2. #c0ceb5
  3. #c7d3bd
  4. #ced9c6
  5. #d5dece
  6. #dce4d6
  7. #e3e9de
  8. #eaefe6
  9. #f1f4ef
  10. #f8faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9c8ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9c8ad
  2. #b3c1a9
  3. #aebaa4
  4. #a8b2a0
  5. #a2ab9b
  6. #9da497
  7. #979d92
  8. #91968e
  9. #8b8e89
  10. #868785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc5bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc4ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c3ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac5c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c6ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c5ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac6b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9c8ad {
  color: #b9c8ad;
}
Background
.bg-b9c8ad {
  background-color: #b9c8ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9c8ad {
  border: 2px solid #b9c8ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9c8ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 200 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 20% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9c8ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9c8ad, #adc8af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9c8ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 200 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.16 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.54 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.46 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.92 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.62 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.63 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 12.09 #463752 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b9c8ad  rgb(185, 200, 173)  hsl(93, 20%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bcadc8  rgb(188, 173, 200)  hsl(273, 20%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#adb9c8  rgb(173, 185, 200)  hsl(213, 20%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#c8adb9  rgb(200, 173, 185)  hsl(333, 20%, 73%)  Silver Pink