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#BFBBAB

#bfbbab ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbbab is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 10.47% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 13.51% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.31.

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Relative luminance0.4956

Complementary

  1. #bfbbab
  2. #abafbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbab
  2. #abb9bf
  3. #b1abbf

Analogous

  1. #bfb1ab
  2. #bfbbab
  3. #b9bfab

Triadic

  1. #bfbbab
  2. #abbfbb
  3. #bbabbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbab
  2. #afbfab
  3. #abafbf
  4. #bbabbf

Square

  1. #bfbbab
  2. #abbfb1
  3. #abafbf
  4. #bfabb9

Monochromatic

  1. #77715a
  2. #9e9880
  3. #bfbbab
  4. #e0ded6
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bfbbab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbab
  2. #aca89a
  3. #999689
  4. #868378
  5. #737067
  6. #605e56
  7. #4c4b44
  8. #393833
  9. #262522
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbab
  2. #c5c2b3
  3. #ccc9bc
  4. #d2cfc4
  5. #d9d6cd
  6. #dfddd5
  7. #e5e4dd
  8. #ecebe6
  9. #f2f1ee
  10. #f9f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbab
  2. #b9b5a7
  3. #b2afa2
  4. #aca99e
  5. #a6a39a
  6. #a09e96
  7. #999891
  8. #93928d
  9. #8d8c89
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbaaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bbab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3b8b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbaaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bbab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b9b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbab {
  color: #bfbbab;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbab {
  background-color: #bfbbab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbab {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 14% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbab, #b9bfab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 171 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.31 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.51 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.19 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.77 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.88 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.52 #404454 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bfbbab  rgb(191, 187, 171)  hsl(48, 14%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#abafbf  rgb(171, 175, 191)  hsl(228, 14%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#abbfbb  rgb(171, 191, 187)  hsl(168, 14%, 71%)  Opal
#bbabbf  rgb(187, 171, 191)  hsl(288, 14%, 71%)  Pastel Purple