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#BBC4AC

#bbc4ac ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbc4ac is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 76.86% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.24% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 16.9% saturation and 72.16% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.01.

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Relative luminance0.5302

Complementary

  1. #bbc4ac
  2. #b5acc4

Split complementary

  1. #bbc4ac
  2. #acafc4
  3. #c1acc4

Analogous

  1. #c4c1ac
  2. #bbc4ac
  3. #afc4ac

Triadic

  1. #bbc4ac
  2. #acbbc4
  3. #c4acbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc4ac
  2. #acc4b5
  3. #b5acc4
  4. #c4acbb

Square

  1. #bbc4ac
  2. #acc4c1
  3. #b5acc4
  4. #c4acaf

Monochromatic

  1. #707e59
  2. #96a47f
  3. #bbc4ac
  4. #e0e4d9
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#bbc4ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc4ac
  2. #a8b09b
  3. #969d8a
  4. #838978
  5. #707667
  6. #5e6256
  7. #4b4e45
  8. #383b34
  9. #252722
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc4ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc4ac
  2. #c2cab4
  3. #c9d0bd
  4. #cfd6c5
  5. #d6dccd
  6. #dde2d6
  7. #e4e7de
  8. #ebede6
  9. #f1f3ee
  10. #f8f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc4ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc4ac
  2. #b5bda8
  3. #afb6a3
  4. #a9b09f
  5. #a3a99a
  6. #9ea296
  7. #989b92
  8. #92948d
  9. #8c8e89
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c1ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c0ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc1bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c2ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c2ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc2b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc4ac {
  color: #bbc4ac;
}
Background
.bg-bbc4ac {
  background-color: #bbc4ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc4ac {
  border: 2px solid #bbc4ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc4ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 196 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 17% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc4ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc4ac, #afc4ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc4ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 196 172 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.01 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.54 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.85 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.06 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.31 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.56 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.60 #443b53 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbc4ac  rgb(187, 196, 172)  hsl(83, 17%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b5acc4  rgb(181, 172, 196)  hsl(263, 17%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#acbbc4  rgb(172, 187, 196)  hsl(203, 17%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#c4acbb  rgb(196, 172, 187)  hsl(323, 17%, 72%)  Pastel Purple