Information about #B5A9AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5A9AD belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 169, 173) — 71% red, 66.3% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 3 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5A9AD 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 a hair away from Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ashen Lavender (#B1A9B1) and Ajay (#B0ACAE).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 169, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5A9AD: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5A9AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5A9AD color variations

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

#B5A9AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5A9AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5A9AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5A9AD 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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#B5A9AD 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 #B5A9AD

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

Ashen Lavender color link
Ashen Lavender

#B1A9B1

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

#B5A9AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A9AD
  • RGB181, 169, 173
  • CMYK0, 5, 3, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 169, 173)
  • HSL340°, 8%, 69%
  • HSL Precise340°, 7.5%, 68.627%
  • HSV340°, 7%, 71%
  • HSB340°, 7%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.663, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.663, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.663, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5A9AD
  • DECIMAL ID11905453
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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