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#BFBDAE

#bfbdae ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbdae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.12% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 8.9% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 52.94°, with 11.72% saturation and 71.57% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 6.35.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5053

Complementary

  1. #bfbdae
  2. #aeb0bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbdae
  2. #aeb9bf
  3. #b5aebf

Analogous

  1. #bfb5ae
  2. #bfbdae
  3. #b9bfae

Triadic

  1. #bfbdae
  2. #aebfbd
  3. #bdaebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbdae
  2. #b0bfae
  3. #aeb0bf
  4. #bdaebf

Square

  1. #bfbdae
  2. #aebfb5
  3. #aeb0bf
  4. #bfaeb9

Monochromatic

  1. #76745e
  2. #9d9a83
  3. #bfbdae
  4. #e1e0d9
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#bfbdae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbdae
  2. #acaa9d
  3. #99978b
  4. #86847a
  5. #737168
  6. #605f57
  7. #4c4c46
  8. #393934
  9. #262623
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbdae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbdae
  2. #c5c4b6
  3. #cccabe
  4. #d2d1c6
  5. #d9d7ce
  6. #dfded7
  7. #e5e5df
  8. #ecebe7
  9. #f2f2ef
  10. #f9f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbdae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbdae
  2. #b9b7a9
  3. #b2b1a5
  4. #acaba0
  5. #a6a59c
  6. #a09f97
  7. #999892
  8. #93928e
  9. #8d8c89
  10. #868685
  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 #bdbdb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bcad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1bdae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2bbb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bcad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bdae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1bcb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbdae {
  color: #bfbdae;
}
Background
.bg-bfbdae {
  background-color: #bfbdae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbdae {
  border: 2px solid #bfbdae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbdae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 189 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 12% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbdae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbdae, #b9bfae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbdae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 189 174 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.35 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.10 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.11 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.01 #404251 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bfbdae  rgb(191, 189, 174)  hsl(53, 12%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#aeb0bf  rgb(174, 176, 191)  hsl(233, 12%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aebfbd  rgb(174, 191, 189)  hsl(173, 12%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bdaebf  rgb(189, 174, 191)  hsl(293, 12%, 72%)  Pastel Purple