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#C2C2AD

#c2c2ad ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c2c2ad is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 76.08% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.82% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 14.69% saturation and 71.96% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.5307

Complementary

  1. #c2c2ad
  2. #adadc2

Split complementary

  1. #c2c2ad
  2. #adb7c2
  3. #b7adc2

Analogous

  1. #c2b7ad
  2. #c2c2ad
  3. #b7c2ad

Triadic

  1. #c2c2ad
  2. #adc2c2
  3. #c2adc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2c2ad
  2. #adc2ad
  3. #adadc2
  4. #c2adc2

Square

  1. #c2c2ad
  2. #adc2b7
  3. #adadc2
  4. #c2adb7

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7b5b
  2. #a1a181
  3. #c2c2ad
  4. #e3e3d9
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#c2c2ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2c2ad
  2. #afaf9c
  3. #9b9b8a
  4. #888879
  5. #747468
  6. #616157
  7. #4e4e45
  8. #3a3a34
  9. #272723
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2c2ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2c2ad
  2. #c8c8b5
  3. #cecebd
  4. #d4d4c6
  5. #dadace
  6. #e1e1d6
  7. #e7e7de
  8. #edede6
  9. #f3f3ef
  10. #f9f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2c2ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2c2ad
  2. #bbbba9
  3. #b5b5a4
  4. #aeaea0
  5. #a8a89b
  6. #a1a197
  7. #9a9a92
  8. #94948e
  9. #8d8d89
  10. #878785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c0ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c1ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5bfbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c1ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c1ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c0b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2c2ad {
  color: #c2c2ad;
}
Background
.bg-c2c2ad {
  background-color: #c2c2ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2c2ad {
  border: 2px solid #c2c2ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2c2ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 194 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 15% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2c2ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2c2ad, #b7c2ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2c2ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 194 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.73 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.07 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.10 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.85 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.40 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.53 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 10.11 #3d3d52 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c2c2ad  rgb(194, 194, 173)  hsl(60, 15%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#adadc2  rgb(173, 173, 194)  hsl(240, 15%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#adc2c2  rgb(173, 194, 194)  hsl(180, 15%, 72%)  Opal
#c2adc2  rgb(194, 173, 194)  hsl(300, 15%, 72%)  Pastel Purple