Color

#B4A5A0

Gray. Nearest reference color: Quick Silver.

RGB

0–255

180

165

160

CMYK

0–100%

8.33%

11.11%

29.41%

RGB describes how #B4A5A0 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 180, green 165 and blue 160.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 8.33%, yellow 11.11% and black 29.41%.

HSL values

H 15° S 11.76% L 66.67%

In the HSL color model, #B4A5A0 has a hue of 15°, 11.76% saturation and 66.67% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#B4A5A0 is an achromatic light gray.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #B4A5A0 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #B4A5A0

RGB rgb(180, 165, 160)

HSL hsl(15 11.76% 66.67%)

OKLCH oklch(0.733298 0.018961 39.3659)

CSS --color: #B4A5A0;

Tints of #B4A5A0

Tints are lighter variations of #B4A5A0. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FBEBE5 #E9D9D3 #D7C7C2 #C5B6B1 #B4A5A0

Shades of #B4A5A0

Shades are darker variations of #B4A5A0. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#B4A5A0 #857772 #594C47 #302420 #0B0402

Tones of #B4A5A0

Tones reduce the chroma of #B4A5A0, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#B4A5A0 #B2A6A2 #AFA7A4 #ADA7A5 #AAA8A7

Tonal range of #B4A5A0

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #B4A5A0 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FBEBE5 #E9D9D3 #D7C7C2 #C5B6B1 #B4A5A0 #857772 #594C47 #302420 #0B0402

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FBEBE5;
    --color-200: #E9D9D3;
    --color-300: #D7C7C2;
    --color-400: #C5B6B1;
    --color-500: #B4A5A0;
    --color-600: #857772;
    --color-700: #594C47;
    --color-800: #302420;
    --color-900: #0B0402;
}

Colors that go with #B4A5A0

Color harmonies for #B4A5A0 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#B4A5A0 #9CACB1

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#B4A4A6 #B4A5A0 #B1A79C

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#B4A5A0 #9FADA4 #A6A8B5

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#B4A5A0 #9CADAB #A0AAB4

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#B4A5A0 #A5AB9F #9CACB1 #ACA6B2

CSS gradients with #B4A5A0

These gradients show how #B4A5A0 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#B4A5A0 #C6BBB7 #D9D1CF #ECE8E7 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B4A5A0, #C6BBB7, #D9D1CF, #ECE8E7, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#B4A5A0 #796F6B #443D3B #141211 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B4A5A0, #796F6B, #443D3B, #141211, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#B4A5A0 #AEA89C #A5AB9F #9DADA8 #9CACB1

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B4A5A0, #AEA89C, #A5AB9F, #9DADA8, #9CACB1);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #B4A5A0. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.38:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.83:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3915 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #B4A5A0 as the background.

background-color: #B4A5A0;
color: #000000;

Using #B4A5A0 in design

See how #B4A5A0 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#B4A5A0 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #B4A5A0 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E9D9D3

#B4A5A0

#302420

Colors similar to #B4A5A0

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #B4A5A0, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#787878 #848484 #909090 #9C9C9C #B5B5B5 #C2C2C2 #CFCFCF #DCDCDC

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #B4A5A0 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #A8A6A0 Deuteranopia #ACA9A0 Tritanopia #B8A3A4

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #B4A5A0 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 38.6222
Y: 39.1523
Z: 38.7735

CIELAB

L*: 68.8614
a*: 4.5598
b*: 4.5525

OKLab

L: 0.733298
a: 0.014659
b: 0.012027

OKLCH

L: 0.733298
C: 0.018961
H: 39.3659°