Color

#B4A6A4

Gray. Nearest reference color: Silver (Metallic).

RGB

0–255

180

166

164

CMYK

0–100%

7.78%

8.89%

29.41%

RGB describes how #B4A6A4 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 180, green 166 and blue 164.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 7.78%, yellow 8.89% and black 29.41%.

HSL values

H 7.5° S 9.64% L 67.45%

In the HSL color model, #B4A6A4 has a hue of 7.5°, 9.64% saturation and 67.45% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#B4A6A4 is an achromatic light gray.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #B4A6A4 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #B4A6A4

RGB rgb(180, 166, 164)

HSL hsl(7.5 9.64% 67.45%)

OKLCH oklch(0.736477 0.016577 27.327)

CSS --color: #B4A6A4;

Tints of #B4A6A4

Tints are lighter variations of #B4A6A4. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FAEBE8 #E8D9D7 #D6C8C6 #C5B7B5 #B4A6A4

Shades of #B4A6A4

Shades are darker variations of #B4A6A4. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#B4A6A4 #857776 #584C4A #2F2423 #0B0403

Tones of #B4A6A4

Tones reduce the chroma of #B4A6A4, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#B4A6A4 #B2A7A5 #B0A8A6 #ADA8A8 #ABA9A9

Tonal range of #B4A6A4

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #B4A6A4 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FAEBE8 #E8D9D7 #D6C8C6 #C5B7B5 #B4A6A4 #857776 #584C4A #2F2423 #0B0403

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FAEBE8;
    --color-200: #E8D9D7;
    --color-300: #D6C8C6;
    --color-400: #C5B7B5;
    --color-500: #B4A6A4;
    --color-600: #857776;
    --color-700: #584C4A;
    --color-800: #2F2423;
    --color-900: #0B0403;
}

Colors that go with #B4A6A4

Color harmonies for #B4A6A4 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.

#B4A6A4 #9EADAF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#B3A6AA #B4A6A4 #B2A7A0

Triadic

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

#B4A6A4 #A3ADA4 #A5AAB5

Split complementary

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

#B4A6A4 #9FADA9 #A0ACB3

Tetradic

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

#B4A6A4 #A9ABA0 #9EADAF #ABA8B3

CSS gradients with #B4A6A4

These gradients show how #B4A6A4 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.

#B4A6A4 #C6BCBA #D9D2D1 #ECE8E8 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B4A6A4, #C6BCBA, #D9D2D1, #ECE8E8, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

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

#B4A6A4 #79706E #443E3D #141211 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B4A6A4, #79706E, #443E3D, #141211, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#B4A6A4 #B0A89F #A9AB9F #A1ADA6 #9EADAF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B4A6A4, #B0A89F, #A9AB9F, #A1ADA6, #9EADAF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #B4A6A4. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.35:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.93:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3966 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #B4A6A4 as the background.

background-color: #B4A6A4;
color: #000000;

Using #B4A6A4 in design

See how #B4A6A4 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

#B4A6A4 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #B4A6A4 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E8D9D7

#B4A6A4

#2F2423

Colors similar to #B4A6A4

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #B4A6A4, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#797979 #858585 #919191 #9D9D9D #B6B6B6 #C3C3C3 #D0D0D0 #DDDDDD

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #B4A6A4 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 #A9A7A4 Deuteranopia #ACAAA4 Tritanopia #B8A5A5

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, #B4A6A4 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 39.1588
Y: 39.6566
Z: 40.7064

CIELAB

L*: 69.2243
a*: 4.7031
b*: 2.8605

OKLab

L: 0.736477
a: 0.014727
b: 0.00761

OKLCH

L: 0.736477
C: 0.016577
H: 27.327°