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#BDBEAA

#bdbeaa ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdbeaa is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 74.51% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 63°, with 13.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.5055

Complementary

  1. #bdbeaa
  2. #abaabe

Split complementary

  1. #bdbeaa
  2. #aab3be
  3. #b5aabe

Analogous

  1. #beb5aa
  2. #bdbeaa
  3. #b3beaa

Triadic

  1. #bdbeaa
  2. #aabdbe
  3. #beaabd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbeaa
  2. #aabeab
  3. #abaabe
  4. #beaabd

Square

  1. #bdbeaa
  2. #aabeb5
  3. #abaabe
  4. #beaab3

Monochromatic

  1. #74755a
  2. #9b9d7f
  3. #bdbeaa
  4. #dfdfd5
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bdbeaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbeaa
  2. #aaab99
  3. #979888
  4. #848577
  5. #717266
  6. #5f5f55
  7. #4c4c44
  8. #393933
  9. #262622
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbeaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbeaa
  2. #c4c5b3
  3. #cacbbb
  4. #d1d2c4
  5. #d7d8cc
  6. #dedfd5
  7. #e5e5dd
  8. #ebece6
  9. #f2f2ee
  10. #f8f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbeaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbeaa
  2. #b7b8a6
  3. #b1b2a2
  4. #abab9d
  5. #a5a599
  6. #9f9f95
  7. #989991
  8. #92938d
  9. #8c8c88
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2bca9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2bdab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bbb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bda9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bdaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbcb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbeaa {
  color: #bdbeaa;
}
Background
.bg-bdbeaa {
  background-color: #bdbeaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbeaa {
  border: 2px solid #bdbeaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbeaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 190 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 13% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbeaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbeaa, #b3beaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbeaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 190 170 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.07 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.14 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.11 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.22 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.00 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.12 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.51 #424155 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdbeaa  rgb(189, 190, 170)  hsl(63, 13%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#abaabe  rgb(171, 170, 190)  hsl(243, 13%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aabdbe  rgb(170, 189, 190)  hsl(183, 13%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#beaabd  rgb(190, 170, 189)  hsl(303, 13%, 71%)  Pastel Purple