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#C2CABA

#c2caba ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c2caba 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, 79.22% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.92% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 13.11% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.5726

Complementary

  1. #c2caba
  2. #c2baca

Split complementary

  1. #c2caba
  2. #babaca
  3. #cabaca

Analogous

  1. #cacaba
  2. #c2caba
  3. #bacaba

Triadic

  1. #c2caba
  2. #bac2ca
  3. #cabac2

Tetradic

  1. #c2caba
  2. #bacac2
  3. #c2baca
  4. #cabac2

Square

  1. #c2caba
  2. #bacaca
  3. #c2baca
  4. #cababa

Monochromatic

  1. #768566
  2. #9ca98f
  3. #c2caba
  4. #e8ebe5
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#c2caba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2caba
  2. #afb6a7
  3. #9ba295
  4. #888d82
  5. #747970
  6. #61655d
  7. #4e514a
  8. #3a3d38
  9. #272825
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2caba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2caba
  2. #c8cfc1
  3. #ced5c8
  4. #d4dacf
  5. #dadfd6
  6. #e1e5dd
  7. #e7eae3
  8. #edefea
  9. #f3f4f1
  10. #f9faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2caba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2caba
  2. #bbc3b4
  3. #b5bbae
  4. #aeb4a9
  5. #a8aca3
  6. #a1a59d
  7. #9a9e97
  8. #949691
  9. #8d8f8c
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c8c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc8b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc7bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3c8c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c9b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c8ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2c9c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2caba {
  color: #c2caba;
}
Background
.bg-c2caba {
  background-color: #c2caba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2caba {
  border: 2px solid #c2caba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2caba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 202 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 13% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2caba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2caba, #bacaba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2caba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 202 186 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.47 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.87 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.01 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.12 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.14 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.27 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.27 #3d3545 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c2caba  rgb(194, 202, 186)  hsl(90, 13%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c2baca  rgb(194, 186, 202)  hsl(270, 13%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bac2ca  rgb(186, 194, 202)  hsl(210, 13%, 76%)  Silver
#cabac2  rgb(202, 186, 194)  hsl(330, 13%, 76%)  Silver Pink