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#BDBABE

#bdbabe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbabe 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, 72.94% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 2.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 2.99% saturation and 73.73% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.4965

Complementary

  1. #bdbabe
  2. #bbbeba

Split complementary

  1. #bdbabe
  2. #bdbeba
  3. #babebb

Analogous

  1. #bbbabe
  2. #bdbabe
  3. #bebabd

Triadic

  1. #bdbabe
  2. #bebdba
  3. #babebd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbabe
  2. #bebabb
  3. #bbbeba
  4. #babebd

Square

  1. #bdbabe
  2. #bebbba
  3. #bbbeba
  4. #babdbe

Monochromatic

  1. #716c73
  2. #979399
  3. #bdbabe
  4. #e3e1e3
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bdbabe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbabe
  2. #aaa7ab
  3. #979598
  4. #848285
  5. #717072
  6. #5f5d5f
  7. #4c4a4c
  8. #393839
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbabe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbabe
  2. #c4c1c5
  3. #cac8cb
  4. #d1cfd2
  5. #d7d6d8
  6. #dedddf
  7. #e5e3e5
  8. #ebeaec
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbabe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbabe
  2. #b7b4b8
  3. #b1aeb2
  4. #aba9ab
  5. #a5a3a5
  6. #9f9d9f
  7. #989799
  8. #929193
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babbbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbabe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbbbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbabc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbabe {
  color: #bdbabe;
}
Background
.bg-bdbabe {
  background-color: #bdbabe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbabe {
  border: 2px solid #bdbabe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbabe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 186 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbabe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbabe, #bebabd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbabe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 186 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.78 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.69 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.23 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.53 #424541 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbabe  rgb(189, 186, 190)  hsl(285, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbeba  rgb(187, 190, 186)  hsl(105, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bebdba  rgb(190, 189, 186)  hsl(45, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#babebd  rgb(186, 190, 189)  hsl(165, 3%, 74%)  Silver