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#C4CABE

#c4cabe ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4cabe is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 79.22% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.94% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 10.17% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.5769

Complementary

  1. #c4cabe
  2. #c4beca

Split complementary

  1. #c4cabe
  2. #bebeca
  3. #cabeca

Analogous

  1. #cacabe
  2. #c4cabe
  3. #becabe

Triadic

  1. #c4cabe
  2. #bec4ca
  3. #cabec4

Tetradic

  1. #c4cabe
  2. #becac4
  3. #c4beca
  4. #cabec4

Square

  1. #c4cabe
  2. #becaca
  3. #c4beca
  4. #cabebe

Monochromatic

  1. #77846b
  2. #9ea894
  3. #c4cabe
  4. #eaece8
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#c4cabe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4cabe
  2. #b0b6ab
  3. #9da298
  4. #898d85
  5. #767972
  6. #62655f
  7. #4e514c
  8. #3b3d39
  9. #272826
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4cabe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4cabe
  2. #cacfc5
  3. #d0d5cb
  4. #d6dad2
  5. #dcdfd8
  6. #e2e5df
  7. #e7eae5
  8. #edefec
  9. #f3f4f2
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4cabe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4cabe
  2. #bdc3b8
  3. #b6bbb2
  4. #b0b4ab
  5. #a9aca5
  6. #a2a59f
  7. #9b9e99
  8. #949693
  9. #8e8f8c
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c9c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc8bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac8be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c9c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c9be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c9be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c9c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4cabe {
  color: #c4cabe;
}
Background
.bg-c4cabe {
  background-color: #c4cabe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4cabe {
  border: 2px solid #c4cabe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4cabe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 202 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 10% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4cabe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4cabe, #becabe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4cabe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 202 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.29 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.25 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.46 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.46 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.48 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.20 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.27 #3b3541 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c4cabe  rgb(196, 202, 190)  hsl(90, 10%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#c4beca  rgb(196, 190, 202)  hsl(270, 10%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#bec4ca  rgb(190, 196, 202)  hsl(210, 10%, 77%)  Silver
#cabec4  rgb(202, 190, 196)  hsl(330, 10%, 77%)  Silver Pink