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#BBCDAE

#bbcdae ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbcdae is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.39% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 94.84°, with 23.66% saturation and 74.31% 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 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.78.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5728

Complementary

  1. #bbcdae
  2. #c0aecd

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdae
  2. #b0aecd
  3. #cdaeca

Analogous

  1. #cacdae
  2. #bbcdae
  3. #aecdb0

Triadic

  1. #bbcdae
  2. #aebbcd
  3. #cdaebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdae
  2. #aecdc0
  3. #c0aecd
  4. #cdaebb

Square

  1. #bbcdae
  2. #aecacd
  3. #c0aecd
  4. #cdb0ae

Monochromatic

  1. #6d8c56
  2. #93b07f
  3. #bbcdae
  4. #e3eadd
  5. #f4f7f2

Shades

#bbcdae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdae
  2. #a8b99d
  3. #96a48b
  4. #83907a
  5. #707b68
  6. #5e6757
  7. #4b5246
  8. #383e34
  9. #252923
  10. #131511
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdae
  2. #c2d2b6
  3. #c9d7be
  4. #cfdcc6
  5. #d6e1ce
  6. #dde6d7
  7. #e4ebdf
  8. #ebf0e7
  9. #f1f5ef
  10. #f8faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdae
  2. #b5c5a9
  3. #afbea5
  4. #a9b6a0
  5. #a3ae9c
  6. #9ea797
  7. #989f92
  8. #92978e
  9. #8c8f89
  10. #868885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2cabe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c8ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc7af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bccac4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8caad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c9af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbcbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdae {
  color: #bbcdae;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdae {
  background-color: #bbcdae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdae {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 24% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdae, #aecdb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 174 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.78 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.90 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.98 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.36 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.51 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.88 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.83 #443251 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbcdae  rgb(187, 205, 174)  hsl(95, 24%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#c0aecd  rgb(192, 174, 205)  hsl(275, 24%, 74%)  Pastel Purple
#aebbcd  rgb(174, 187, 205)  hsl(215, 24%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue
#cdaebb  rgb(205, 174, 187)  hsl(335, 24%, 74%)  Thistle