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#BDBCAE

#bdbcae ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbcae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 73.73% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 7.94% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 56°, with 10.2% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4984

Complementary

  1. #bdbcae
  2. #aeafbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbcae
  2. #aeb7bd
  3. #b5aebd

Analogous

  1. #bdb5ae
  2. #bdbcae
  3. #b7bdae

Triadic

  1. #bdbcae
  2. #aebdbc
  3. #bcaebd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbcae
  2. #afbdae
  3. #aeafbd
  4. #bcaebd

Square

  1. #bdbcae
  2. #aebdb5
  3. #aeafbd
  4. #bdaeb7

Monochromatic

  1. #74725e
  2. #9b9984
  3. #bdbcae
  4. #dfdfd8
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#bdbcae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbcae
  2. #aaa99d
  3. #97968b
  4. #84847a
  5. #717168
  6. #5f5e57
  7. #4c4b46
  8. #393834
  9. #262623
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbcae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbcae
  2. #c4c3b6
  3. #cac9be
  4. #d1d0c6
  5. #d7d7ce
  6. #deded7
  7. #e5e4df
  8. #ebebe7
  9. #f2f2ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbcae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbcae
  2. #b7b6a9
  3. #b1b0a5
  4. #abaaa0
  5. #a5a49c
  6. #9f9e97
  7. #989892
  8. #92928e
  9. #8c8c89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbbad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbcae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bab8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebbae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebcae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbbb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbcae {
  color: #bdbcae;
}
Background
.bg-bdbcae {
  background-color: #bdbcae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbcae {
  border: 2px solid #bdbcae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbcae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 188 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 10% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbcae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbcae, #b7bdae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbcae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 188 174 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.82 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.39 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.54 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.58 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.94 #424351 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdbcae  rgb(189, 188, 174)  hsl(56, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#aeafbd  rgb(174, 175, 189)  hsl(236, 10%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#aebdbc  rgb(174, 189, 188)  hsl(176, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bcaebd  rgb(188, 174, 189)  hsl(296, 10%, 71%)  Pastel Purple