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#bdbdaf ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbdaf 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, 74.12% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.41% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 9.59% saturation and 71.37% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5031

Complementary

  1. #bdbdaf
  2. #afafbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbdaf
  2. #afb6bd
  3. #b6afbd

Analogous

  1. #bdb6af
  2. #bdbdaf
  3. #b6bdaf

Triadic

  1. #bdbdaf
  2. #afbdbd
  3. #bdafbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbdaf
  2. #afbdaf
  3. #afafbd
  4. #bdafbd

Square

  1. #bdbdaf
  2. #afbdb6
  3. #afafbd
  4. #bdafb6

Monochromatic

  1. #74745f
  2. #9a9a85
  3. #bdbdaf
  4. #e0e0d9
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#bdbdaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbdaf
  2. #aaaa9e
  3. #97978c
  4. #84847b
  5. #717169
  6. #5f5f58
  7. #4c4c46
  8. #393935
  9. #262623
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbdaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbdaf
  2. #c4c4b7
  3. #cacabf
  4. #d1d1c7
  5. #d7d7cf
  6. #deded7
  7. #e5e5df
  8. #ebebe7
  9. #f2f2ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbdaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbdaf
  2. #b7b7aa
  3. #b1b1a6
  4. #ababa1
  5. #a5a59c
  6. #9f9f98
  7. #989893
  8. #92928e
  9. #8c8c89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bcae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bcaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbbb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbcaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbdaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebcb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbdaf {
  color: #bdbdaf;
}
Background
.bg-bdbdaf {
  background-color: #bdbdaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbdaf {
  border: 2px solid #bdbdaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbdaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 189 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 10% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbdaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbdaf, #b6bdaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbdaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 189 175 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.39 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.86 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.59 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.62 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.87 #424250 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdbdaf  rgb(189, 189, 175)  hsl(60, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#afafbd  rgb(175, 175, 189)  hsl(240, 10%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#afbdbd  rgb(175, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bdafbd  rgb(189, 175, 189)  hsl(300, 10%, 71%)  Pastel Purple