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#C5CFB3

#c5cfb3 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c5cfb3 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, 81.18% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.53% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 81.43°, with 22.58% saturation and 75.69% 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 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.11.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5975

Complementary

  1. #c5cfb3
  2. #bdb3cf

Split complementary

  1. #c5cfb3
  2. #b3b7cf
  3. #cbb3cf

Analogous

  1. #cfcbb3
  2. #c5cfb3
  3. #b7cfb3

Triadic

  1. #c5cfb3
  2. #b3c5cf
  3. #cfb3c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5cfb3
  2. #b3cfbd
  3. #bdb3cf
  4. #cfb3c5

Square

  1. #c5cfb3
  2. #b3cfcb
  3. #bdb3cf
  4. #cfb3b7

Monochromatic

  1. #7c8f5a
  2. #a1b184
  3. #c5cfb3
  4. #e9ede2
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#c5cfb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5cfb3
  2. #b1baa1
  3. #9ea68f
  4. #8a917d
  5. #767c6b
  6. #63685a
  7. #4f5348
  8. #3b3e36
  9. #272924
  10. #141512
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5cfb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5cfb3
  2. #cbd4bb
  3. #d1d9c2
  4. #d6ddca
  5. #dce2d1
  6. #e2e7d9
  7. #e8ece1
  8. #eef1e8
  9. #f3f5f0
  10. #f9faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5cfb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5cfb3
  2. #bec7ae
  3. #b7bfa9
  4. #b0b7a4
  5. #a9af9f
  6. #a3a89a
  7. #9ca094
  8. #95988f
  9. #8e908a
  10. #878885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cdc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3cbb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1cbb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ccc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcdb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccdb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6cdbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5cfb3 {
  color: #c5cfb3;
}
Background
.bg-c5cfb3 {
  background-color: #c5cfb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5cfb3 {
  border: 2px solid #c5cfb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5cfb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 207 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 23% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5cfb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5cfb3, #b7cfb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5cfb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 207 179 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.11 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.14 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.84 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 9.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.15 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.18 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 10.45 #3a304c Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c5cfb3  rgb(197, 207, 179)  hsl(81, 23%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bdb3cf  rgb(189, 179, 207)  hsl(261, 23%, 76%)  Thistle
#b3c5cf  rgb(179, 197, 207)  hsl(201, 23%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#cfb3c5  rgb(207, 179, 197)  hsl(321, 23%, 76%)  Thistle