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#bdbdad ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbdad 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, 74.12% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.47% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 10.81% saturation and 70.98% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.5023

Complementary

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #adadbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #adb5bd
  3. #b5adbd

Analogous

  1. #bdb5ad
  2. #bdbdad
  3. #b5bdad

Triadic

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #adbdbd
  3. #bdadbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #adbdad
  3. #adadbd
  4. #bdadbd

Square

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #adbdb5
  3. #adadbd
  4. #bdadb5

Monochromatic

  1. #74745d
  2. #9b9b83
  3. #bdbdad
  4. #dfdfd7
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#bdbdad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #aaaa9c
  3. #97978a
  4. #848479
  5. #717168
  6. #5f5f57
  7. #4c4c45
  8. #393934
  9. #262623
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbdad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #c4c4b5
  3. #cacabd
  4. #d1d1c6
  5. #d7d7ce
  6. #deded6
  7. #e5e5de
  8. #ebebe6
  9. #f2f2ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbdad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbdad
  2. #b7b7a9
  3. #b1b1a4
  4. #ababa0
  5. #a5a59b
  6. #9f9f97
  7. #989892
  8. #92928e
  9. #8c8c89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bbac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bcae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bbb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbcac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbdad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbcb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbdad {
  color: #bdbdad;
}
Background
.bg-bdbdad {
  background-color: #bdbdad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbdad {
  border: 2px solid #bdbdad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbdad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 189 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 11% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbdad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbdad, #b5bdad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbdad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 189 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.63 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.66 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.69 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.21 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.46 #424252 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdbdad  rgb(189, 189, 173)  hsl(60, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#adadbd  rgb(173, 173, 189)  hsl(240, 11%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#adbdbd  rgb(173, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bdadbd  rgb(189, 173, 189)  hsl(300, 11%, 71%)  Pastel Purple