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#BBCBAE

#bbcbae ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbcbae 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, 79.61% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 93.1°, with 21.8% saturation and 73.92% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.99.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5633

Complementary

  1. #bbcbae
  2. #beaecb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcbae
  2. #afaecb
  3. #cbaec9

Analogous

  1. #c9cbae
  2. #bbcbae
  3. #aecbaf

Triadic

  1. #bbcbae
  2. #aebbcb
  3. #cbaebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcbae
  2. #aecbbe
  3. #beaecb
  4. #cbaebb

Square

  1. #bbcbae
  2. #aec9cb
  3. #beaecb
  4. #cbafae

Monochromatic

  1. #6d8858
  2. #94ad7f
  3. #bbcbae
  4. #e2e9dd
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#bbcbae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcbae
  2. #a8b79d
  3. #96a28b
  4. #838e7a
  5. #707a68
  6. #5e6657
  7. #4b5146
  8. #383d34
  9. #252923
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcbae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcbae
  2. #c2d0b6
  3. #c9d5be
  4. #cfdbc6
  5. #d6e0ce
  6. #dde5d7
  7. #e4eadf
  8. #ebefe7
  9. #f1f5ef
  10. #f8faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcbae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcbae
  2. #b5c4a9
  3. #afbca5
  4. #a9b5a0
  5. #a3ad9c
  6. #9ea697
  7. #989e92
  8. #92978e
  9. #8c8f89
  10. #868885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c8bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec7ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc5af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc8c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c8ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c8af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc9bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcbae {
  color: #bbcbae;
}
Background
.bg-bbcbae {
  background-color: #bbcbae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcbae {
  border: 2px solid #bbcbae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcbae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 22% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcbae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcbae, #aecbaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcbae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 174 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.99 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.09 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.59 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.68 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.78 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.85 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 11.53 #443451 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbcbae  rgb(187, 203, 174)  hsl(93, 22%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#beaecb  rgb(190, 174, 203)  hsl(273, 22%, 74%)  Pastel Purple
#aebbcb  rgb(174, 187, 203)  hsl(213, 22%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue
#cbaebb  rgb(203, 174, 187)  hsl(333, 22%, 74%)  Thistle