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#BBC4B4

#bbc4b4 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbc4b4 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 76.86% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.16% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 93.75°, with 11.94% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5334

Complementary

  1. #bbc4b4
  2. #bdb4c4

Split complementary

  1. #bbc4b4
  2. #b5b4c4
  3. #c4b4c3

Analogous

  1. #c3c4b4
  2. #bbc4b4
  3. #b4c4b5

Triadic

  1. #bbc4b4
  2. #b4bbc4
  3. #c4b4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc4b4
  2. #b4c4bd
  3. #bdb4c4
  4. #c4b4bb

Square

  1. #bbc4b4
  2. #b4c3c4
  3. #bdb4c4
  4. #c4b5b4

Monochromatic

  1. #6e7d62
  2. #94a289
  3. #bbc4b4
  4. #e2e6df
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#bbc4b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc4b4
  2. #a8b0a2
  3. #969d90
  4. #83897e
  5. #70766c
  6. #5e625a
  7. #4b4e48
  8. #383b36
  9. #252724
  10. #131412
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc4b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc4b4
  2. #c2cabc
  3. #c9d0c3
  4. #cfd6cb
  5. #d6dcd2
  6. #dde2da
  7. #e4e7e1
  8. #ebede9
  9. #f1f3f0
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc4b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc4b4
  2. #b5bdaf
  3. #afb6aa
  4. #a9b0a4
  5. #a3a99f
  6. #9ea29a
  7. #989b95
  8. #929490
  9. #8c8e8a
  10. #868785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc2bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c1b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c1b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc2bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c2b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c2b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc3bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc4b4 {
  color: #bbc4b4;
}
Background
.bg-bbc4b4 {
  background-color: #bbc4b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc4b4 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc4b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc4b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 196 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 12% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc4b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc4b4, #b4c4b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc4b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 196 180 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.43 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.17 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.10 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.10 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.21 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.35 #443b4b Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbc4b4  rgb(187, 196, 180)  hsl(94, 12%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bdb4c4  rgb(189, 180, 196)  hsl(274, 12%, 74%)  Languid Lavender
#b4bbc4  rgb(180, 187, 196)  hsl(214, 12%, 74%)  Silver
#c4b4bb  rgb(196, 180, 187)  hsl(334, 12%, 74%)  Silver Pink