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#C2C6B1

#c2c6b1 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c2c6b1 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 77.65% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.61% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 71.43°, with 15.56% saturation and 73.53% 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 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.5503

Complementary

  1. #c2c6b1
  2. #b5b1c6

Split complementary

  1. #c2c6b1
  2. #b1b7c6
  3. #c0b1c6

Analogous

  1. #c6c0b1
  2. #c2c6b1
  3. #b7c6b1

Triadic

  1. #c2c6b1
  2. #b1c2c6
  3. #c6b1c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2c6b1
  2. #b1c6b5
  3. #b5b1c6
  4. #c6b1c2

Square

  1. #c2c6b1
  2. #b1c6c0
  3. #b5b1c6
  4. #c6b1b7

Monochromatic

  1. #7a805e
  2. #9fa685
  3. #c2c6b1
  4. #e5e6dd
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#c2c6b1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2c6b1
  2. #afb29f
  3. #9b9e8e
  4. #888b7c
  5. #74776a
  6. #616359
  7. #4e4f47
  8. #3a3b35
  9. #272823
  10. #131412
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2c6b1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2c6b1
  2. #c8ccb9
  3. #ced1c1
  4. #d4d7c8
  5. #daddd0
  6. #e1e3d8
  7. #e7e8e0
  8. #edeee8
  9. #f3f4ef
  10. #f9f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2c6b1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2c6b1
  2. #bbbfac
  3. #b5b8a7
  4. #aeb1a2
  5. #a8aa9d
  6. #a1a399
  7. #9a9c94
  8. #94958f
  9. #8d8e8a
  10. #878785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c5bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c4b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9c4b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c5b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c5b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c4ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2c6b1 {
  color: #c2c6b1;
}
Background
.bg-c2c6b1 {
  background-color: #c2c6b1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2c6b1 {
  border: 2px solid #c2c6b1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2c6b1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 198 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 16% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2c6b1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2c6b1, #b7c6b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2c6b1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 198 177 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.97 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.69 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.79 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.25 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.76 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.85 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.88 #3d394e Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c2c6b1  rgb(194, 198, 177)  hsl(71, 16%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#b5b1c6  rgb(181, 177, 198)  hsl(251, 16%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#b1c2c6  rgb(177, 194, 198)  hsl(191, 16%, 74%)  Pastel Blue
#c6b1c2  rgb(198, 177, 194)  hsl(311, 16%, 74%)  Thistle