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#C3BCB5

#c3bcb5 ≈ Silver

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3bcb5 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 73.73% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 7.18% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 10.45% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.509

Complementary

  1. #c3bcb5
  2. #b5bcc3

Split complementary

  1. #c3bcb5
  2. #b5c3c3
  3. #b5b5c3

Analogous

  1. #c3b5b5
  2. #c3bcb5
  3. #c3c3b5

Triadic

  1. #c3bcb5
  2. #b5c3bc
  3. #bcb5c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bcb5
  2. #bcc3b5
  3. #b5bcc3
  4. #bcb5c3

Square

  1. #c3bcb5
  2. #b5c3b5
  3. #b5bcc3
  4. #c3b5c3

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7064
  2. #a1968b
  3. #c3bcb5
  4. #e5e2df
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#c3bcb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bcb5
  2. #b0a9a3
  3. #9c9691
  4. #89847f
  5. #75716d
  6. #625e5b
  7. #4e4b48
  8. #3b3836
  9. #272624
  10. #141312
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bcb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bcb5
  2. #c9c3bc
  3. #cfc9c4
  4. #d5d0cb
  5. #dbd7d3
  6. #e1deda
  7. #e7e4e1
  8. #edebe9
  9. #f3f2f0
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bcb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bcb5
  2. #bcb6b0
  3. #b6b0aa
  4. #afaaa5
  5. #a8a4a0
  6. #a29e9b
  7. #9b9895
  8. #949290
  9. #8d8c8b
  10. #878685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbdba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0beb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6baba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bcb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bdb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5bbb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bcb5 {
  color: #c3bcb5;
}
Background
.bg-c3bcb5 {
  background-color: #c3bcb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bcb5 {
  border: 2px solid #c3bcb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bcb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 188 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 10% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bcb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bcb5, #c3c3b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bcb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 188 181 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.38 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.95 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.00 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.39 #3c434a Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#c3bcb5  rgb(195, 188, 181)  hsl(30, 10%, 74%)  Silver
#b5bcc3  rgb(181, 188, 195)  hsl(210, 10%, 74%)  Silver
#b5c3bc  rgb(181, 195, 188)  hsl(150, 10%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bcb5c3  rgb(188, 181, 195)  hsl(270, 10%, 74%)  Languid Lavender