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#BEC3AD

#bec3ad ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bec3ad is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 76.47% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.28% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 73.64°, with 15.49% saturation and 72.16% 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 11.6:1 (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 luminance0.5299

Complementary

  1. #bec3ad
  2. #b2adc3

Split complementary

  1. #bec3ad
  2. #adb3c3
  3. #bdadc3

Analogous

  1. #c3bdad
  2. #bec3ad
  3. #b3c3ad

Triadic

  1. #bec3ad
  2. #adbec3
  3. #c3adbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec3ad
  2. #adc3b2
  3. #b2adc3
  4. #c3adbe

Square

  1. #bec3ad
  2. #adc3bd
  3. #b2adc3
  4. #c3adb3

Monochromatic

  1. #757c5b
  2. #9ba381
  3. #bec3ad
  4. #e1e3d9
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bec3ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec3ad
  2. #abb09c
  3. #989c8a
  4. #858979
  5. #727568
  6. #5f6257
  7. #4c4e45
  8. #393b34
  9. #262723
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec3ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec3ad
  2. #c5c9b5
  3. #cbcfbd
  4. #d2d5c6
  5. #d8dbce
  6. #dfe1d6
  7. #e5e7de
  8. #ecede6
  9. #f2f3ef
  10. #f9f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec3ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec3ad
  2. #b8bca9
  3. #b2b6a4
  4. #abafa0
  5. #a5a89b
  6. #9fa297
  7. #999b92
  8. #93948e
  9. #8c8d89
  10. #868785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c0ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c1ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0c0bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c1ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c2ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc1b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec3ad {
  color: #bec3ad;
}
Background
.bg-bec3ad {
  background-color: #bec3ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec3ad {
  border: 2px solid #bec3ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec3ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 195 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 15% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec3ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec3ad, #b3c3ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec3ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 195 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.82 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.32 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.52 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.66 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.16 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.33 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.77 #413c52 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bec3ad  rgb(190, 195, 173)  hsl(74, 15%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b2adc3  rgb(178, 173, 195)  hsl(254, 15%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#adbec3  rgb(173, 190, 195)  hsl(194, 15%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#c3adbe  rgb(195, 173, 190)  hsl(314, 15%, 72%)  Pastel Purple