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#BDBCA9

#bdbca9 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdbca9 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 73.73% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 57°, with 13.16% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.51.

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Relative luminance0.4965

Complementary

  1. #bdbca9
  2. #a9aabd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbca9
  2. #a9b4bd
  3. #b2a9bd

Analogous

  1. #bdb2a9
  2. #bdbca9
  3. #b4bda9

Triadic

  1. #bdbca9
  2. #a9bdbc
  3. #bca9bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbca9
  2. #aabda9
  3. #a9aabd
  4. #bca9bd

Square

  1. #bdbca9
  2. #a9bdb2
  3. #a9aabd
  4. #bda9b4

Monochromatic

  1. #747359
  2. #9c9a7e
  3. #bdbca9
  4. #deded4
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bdbca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbca9
  2. #aaa998
  3. #979687
  4. #848476
  5. #717165
  6. #5f5e55
  7. #4c4b44
  8. #393833
  9. #262622
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbca9
  2. #c4c3b2
  3. #cac9ba
  4. #d1d0c3
  5. #d7d7cb
  6. #deded4
  7. #e5e4dd
  8. #ebebe5
  9. #f2f2ee
  10. #f8f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbca9
  2. #b7b6a5
  3. #b1b0a1
  4. #abaa9d
  5. #a5a499
  6. #9f9e95
  7. #989890
  8. #92928c
  9. #8c8c88
  10. #868684
  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 #bcbbb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0baa8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bbaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbba8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbca9 {
  color: #bdbca9;
}
Background
.bg-bdbca9 {
  background-color: #bdbca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbca9 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 188 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 13% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbca9, #b4bda9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 188 169 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.51 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.74 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.88 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.83 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.97 #424356 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdbca9  rgb(189, 188, 169)  hsl(57, 13%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#a9aabd  rgb(169, 170, 189)  hsl(237, 13%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a9bdbc  rgb(169, 189, 188)  hsl(177, 13%, 70%)  Opal
#bca9bd  rgb(188, 169, 189)  hsl(297, 13%, 70%)  Pastel Purple