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#BDB5BF

#bdb5bf ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdb5bf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.98% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 5.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 7.25% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.97.

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Relative luminance0.4763

Complementary

  1. #bdb5bf
  2. #b7bfb5

Split complementary

  1. #bdb5bf
  2. #bcbfb5
  3. #b5bfb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b5bf
  2. #bdb5bf
  3. #bfb5bc

Triadic

  1. #bdb5bf
  2. #bfbdb5
  3. #b5bfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb5bf
  2. #bfb5b7
  3. #b7bfb5
  4. #b5bfbd

Square

  1. #bdb5bf
  2. #bfb8b5
  3. #b7bfb5
  4. #b5bcbf

Monochromatic

  1. #726675
  2. #988c9c
  3. #bdb5bf
  4. #e2dee2
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#bdb5bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb5bf
  2. #aaa3ac
  3. #979199
  4. #847f86
  5. #716d73
  6. #5f5b60
  7. #4c484c
  8. #393639
  9. #262426
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb5bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb5bf
  2. #c4bcc5
  3. #cac4cc
  4. #d1cbd2
  5. #d7d3d9
  6. #dedadf
  7. #e5e1e5
  8. #ebe9ec
  9. #f2f0f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb5bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb5bf
  2. #b7b0b9
  3. #b1aab2
  4. #aba5ac
  5. #a5a0a6
  6. #9f9ba0
  7. #989599
  8. #929093
  9. #8c8b8d
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b7bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b8bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b7bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb6bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb5bf {
  color: #bdb5bf;
}
Background
.bg-bdb5bf {
  background-color: #bdb5bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb5bf {
  border: 2px solid #bdb5bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb5bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 181 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb5bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb5bf, #bfb5bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb5bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 181 191 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.97 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.11 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.95 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.02 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.08 #424a40 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bdb5bf  rgb(189, 181, 191)  hsl(288, 7%, 73%)  Languid Lavender
#b7bfb5  rgb(183, 191, 181)  hsl(108, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bfbdb5  rgb(191, 189, 181)  hsl(48, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#b5bfbd  rgb(181, 191, 189)  hsl(168, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray