Information about #B5A9A6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5A9A6 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 169, 166) — 71% red, 66.3% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 6 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5A9A6 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Martini (#B7A8A3) and Fantail (#BAAEA9).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 169, 166) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5A9A6: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5A9A6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5A9A6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B5A9A6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5A9A6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5A9A6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5A9A6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B5A9A6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B5A9A6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fashion Mauve color link
Fashion Mauve

#B5A8A8

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Quarter Pravda color link
Quarter Pravda

#B4AB9E

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

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Copyrite color link
Copyrite

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Eighth Stonewall color link
Eighth Stonewall

#B2AD9E

#B5A9A6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A9A6
  • RGB181, 169, 166
  • CMYK0, 5, 6, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 169, 166)
  • HSL12°, 9%, 68%
  • HSL Precise12°, 9.202%, 68.039%
  • HSV12°, 8%, 71%
  • HSB12°, 8%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.663, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.663, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.663, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5A9A6
  • DECIMAL ID11905446
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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