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#BFC4AA

#bfc4aa ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfc4aa is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.86% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.27% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 71.54°, with 18.06% saturation and 71.76% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.5346

Complementary

  1. #bfc4aa
  2. #afaac4

Split complementary

  1. #bfc4aa
  2. #aab2c4
  3. #bcaac4

Analogous

  1. #c4bcaa
  2. #bfc4aa
  3. #b2c4aa

Triadic

  1. #bfc4aa
  2. #aabfc4
  3. #c4aabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc4aa
  2. #aac4af
  3. #afaac4
  4. #c4aabf

Square

  1. #bfc4aa
  2. #aac4bc
  3. #afaac4
  4. #c4aab2

Monochromatic

  1. #767e57
  2. #9da57d
  3. #bfc4aa
  4. #e1e3d7
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#bfc4aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc4aa
  2. #acb099
  3. #999d88
  4. #868977
  5. #737666
  6. #606255
  7. #4c4e44
  8. #393b33
  9. #262722
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc4aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc4aa
  2. #c5cab3
  3. #ccd0bb
  4. #d2d6c4
  5. #d9dccc
  6. #dfe2d5
  7. #e5e7dd
  8. #ecede6
  9. #f2f3ee
  10. #f9f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc4aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc4aa
  2. #b9bda6
  3. #b2b6a2
  4. #acb09d
  5. #a6a999
  6. #a0a295
  7. #999b91
  8. #93948d
  9. #8d8e88
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c2b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c1a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c1ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c1bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c2a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c2ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1c2b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc4aa {
  color: #bfc4aa;
}
Background
.bg-bfc4aa {
  background-color: #bfc4aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc4aa {
  border: 2px solid #bfc4aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc4aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 196 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 18% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc4aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc4aa, #b2c4aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc4aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 196 170 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.03 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.31 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.05 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.16 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.34 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.87 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 11.11 #403b55 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bfc4aa  rgb(191, 196, 170)  hsl(72, 18%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#afaac4  rgb(175, 170, 196)  hsl(252, 18%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#aabfc4  rgb(170, 191, 196)  hsl(192, 18%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#c4aabf  rgb(196, 170, 191)  hsl(312, 18%, 72%)  Pastel Purple