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#BACAAB

#bacaab ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bacaab is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 79.22% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.35% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 90.97°, with 22.63% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.46.

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Relative luminance0.5562

Complementary

  1. #bacaab
  2. #bbabca

Split complementary

  1. #bacaab
  2. #acabca
  3. #caabca

Analogous

  1. #cacaab
  2. #bacaab
  3. #abcaac

Triadic

  1. #bacaab
  2. #abbaca
  3. #caabba

Tetradic

  1. #bacaab
  2. #abcabb
  3. #bbabca
  4. #caabba

Square

  1. #bacaab
  2. #abcaca
  3. #bbabca
  4. #caacab

Monochromatic

  1. #6d8755
  2. #93ac7c
  3. #bacaab
  4. #e1e8da
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#bacaab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bacaab
  2. #a7b69a
  3. #95a289
  4. #828d78
  5. #707967
  6. #5d6556
  7. #4a5144
  8. #383d33
  9. #252822
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bacaab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bacaab
  2. #c1cfb3
  3. #c8d5bc
  4. #cfdac4
  5. #d6dfcd
  6. #dde5d5
  7. #e3eadd
  8. #eaefe6
  9. #f1f4ee
  10. #f8faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bacaab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bacaab
  2. #b4c3a7
  3. #aebba2
  4. #a9b49e
  5. #a3ac9a
  6. #9da596
  7. #979e91
  8. #91968d
  9. #8c8f89
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc5a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc4ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc7c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c7aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c7ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc8b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bacaab {
  color: #bacaab;
}
Background
.bg-bacaab {
  background-color: #bacaab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bacaab {
  border: 2px solid #bacaab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bacaab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 202 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 23% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bacaab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bacaab, #abcaac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bacaab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 202 171 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.46 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.13 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.36 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.59 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.62 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.65 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.29 #453554 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bacaab  rgb(186, 202, 171)  hsl(91, 23%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bbabca  rgb(187, 171, 202)  hsl(271, 23%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#abbaca  rgb(171, 186, 202)  hsl(211, 23%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#caabba  rgb(202, 171, 186)  hsl(331, 23%, 73%)  Pastel Purple