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#C5CDB0

#c5cdb0 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c5cdb0 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 80.39% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 76.55°, with 22.48% saturation and 74.71% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.28.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5867

Complementary

  1. #c5cdb0
  2. #b8b0cd

Split complementary

  1. #c5cdb0
  2. #b0b7cd
  3. #c7b0cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc7b0
  2. #c5cdb0
  3. #b7cdb0

Triadic

  1. #c5cdb0
  2. #b0c5cd
  3. #cdb0c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5cdb0
  2. #b0cdb8
  3. #b8b0cd
  4. #cdb0c5

Square

  1. #c5cdb0
  2. #b0cdc7
  3. #b8b0cd
  4. #cdb0b7

Monochromatic

  1. #7e8c58
  2. #a3af81
  3. #c5cdb0
  4. #e7ebdf
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#c5cdb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5cdb0
  2. #b1b99e
  3. #9ea48d
  4. #8a907b
  5. #767b6a
  6. #636758
  7. #4f5246
  8. #3b3e35
  9. #272923
  10. #141512
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5cdb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5cdb0
  2. #cbd2b8
  3. #d1d7c0
  4. #d6dcc8
  5. #dce1d0
  6. #e2e6d8
  7. #e8ebdf
  8. #eef0e7
  9. #f3f5ef
  10. #f9faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5cdb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5cdb0
  2. #bec5ab
  3. #b7bea6
  4. #b0b6a2
  5. #a9ae9d
  6. #a3a798
  7. #9c9f93
  8. #95978e
  9. #8e8f8a
  10. #878885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8cbc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c9ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0cab1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cac5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccbaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccbb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7cbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5cdb0 {
  color: #c5cdb0;
}
Background
.bg-c5cdb0 {
  background-color: #c5cdb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5cdb0 {
  border: 2px solid #c5cdb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5cdb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 205 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 22% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5cdb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5cdb0, #b7cdb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5cdb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 205 176 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.28 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.31 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.85 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 10.12 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.26 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.33 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 10.37 #3a324f Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c5cdb0  rgb(197, 205, 176)  hsl(77, 22%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#b8b0cd  rgb(184, 176, 205)  hsl(257, 22%, 75%)  Pastel Purple
#b0c5cd  rgb(176, 197, 205)  hsl(197, 22%, 75%)  Pastel Blue
#cdb0c5  rgb(205, 176, 197)  hsl(317, 22%, 75%)  Thistle