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#BBC6AA

#bbc6aa ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbc6aa 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, 77.65% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.14% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 83.57°, with 19.72% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.28.

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Relative luminance0.5386

Complementary

  1. #bbc6aa
  2. #b5aac6

Split complementary

  1. #bbc6aa
  2. #aaadc6
  3. #c3aac6

Analogous

  1. #c6c3aa
  2. #bbc6aa
  3. #adc6aa

Triadic

  1. #bbc6aa
  2. #aabbc6
  3. #c6aabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc6aa
  2. #aac6b5
  3. #b5aac6
  4. #c6aabb

Square

  1. #bbc6aa
  2. #aac6c3
  3. #b5aac6
  4. #c6aaad

Monochromatic

  1. #708156
  2. #96a77c
  3. #bbc6aa
  4. #e0e5d8
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#bbc6aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc6aa
  2. #a8b299
  3. #969e88
  4. #838b77
  5. #707766
  6. #5e6355
  7. #4b4f44
  8. #383b33
  9. #252822
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc6aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc6aa
  2. #c2ccb3
  3. #c9d1bb
  4. #cfd7c4
  5. #d6ddcc
  6. #dde3d5
  7. #e4e8dd
  8. #ebeee6
  9. #f1f4ee
  10. #f8f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc6aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc6aa
  2. #b5bfa6
  3. #afb8a2
  4. #a9b19d
  5. #a3aa99
  6. #9ea395
  7. #989c91
  8. #92958d
  9. #8c8e88
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc4b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cac2a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c2ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c4a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c3ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc4b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc6aa {
  color: #bbc6aa;
}
Background
.bg-bbc6aa {
  background-color: #bbc6aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc6aa {
  border: 2px solid #bbc6aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc6aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 198 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 20% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc6aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc6aa, #adc6aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc6aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 198 170 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.28 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.19 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.45 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.56 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 11.25 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.54 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.79 #443955 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbc6aa  rgb(187, 198, 170)  hsl(84, 20%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b5aac6  rgb(181, 170, 198)  hsl(264, 20%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#aabbc6  rgb(170, 187, 198)  hsl(204, 20%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#c6aabb  rgb(198, 170, 187)  hsl(324, 20%, 72%)  Pastel Purple