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#BDC2AA

#bdc2aa ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdc2aa is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 76.08% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.37% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 72.5°, with 16.44% saturation and 71.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.523

Complementary

  1. #bdc2aa
  2. #afaac2

Split complementary

  1. #bdc2aa
  2. #aab1c2
  3. #bbaac2

Analogous

  1. #c2bbaa
  2. #bdc2aa
  3. #b1c2aa

Triadic

  1. #bdc2aa
  2. #aabdc2
  3. #c2aabd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc2aa
  2. #aac2af
  3. #afaac2
  4. #c2aabd

Square

  1. #bdc2aa
  2. #aac2bb
  3. #afaac2
  4. #c2aab1

Monochromatic

  1. #747b58
  2. #9aa27d
  3. #bdc2aa
  4. #e0e2d7
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bdc2aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc2aa
  2. #aaaf99
  3. #979b88
  4. #848877
  5. #717466
  6. #5f6155
  7. #4c4e44
  8. #393a33
  9. #262722
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc2aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc2aa
  2. #c4c8b3
  3. #cacebb
  4. #d1d4c4
  5. #d7dacc
  6. #dee1d5
  7. #e5e7dd
  8. #ebede6
  9. #f2f3ee
  10. #f8f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc2aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc2aa
  2. #b7bba6
  3. #b1b5a2
  4. #abae9d
  5. #a5a899
  6. #9fa195
  7. #989a91
  8. #92948d
  9. #8c8d88
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec0b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bfa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c0ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bfbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c0a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c1ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc0b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc2aa {
  color: #bdc2aa;
}
Background
.bg-bdc2aa {
  background-color: #bdc2aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc2aa {
  border: 2px solid #bdc2aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc2aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 194 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 16% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc2aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc2aa, #b1c2aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc2aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 194 170 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.35 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.66 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.90 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.10 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.97 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.10 #423d55 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdc2aa  rgb(189, 194, 170)  hsl(73, 16%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#afaac2  rgb(175, 170, 194)  hsl(253, 16%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#aabdc2  rgb(170, 189, 194)  hsl(193, 16%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#c2aabd  rgb(194, 170, 189)  hsl(313, 16%, 71%)  Pastel Purple