Information about #B5AEBC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5AEBC falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 174, 188) — 71% red, 68.2% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 5 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B5AEBC reads as a softly muted neutral grey and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lola (#B9ACBB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chatelle (#B3ABB6) and Misty Lavender (#B6B5B9).

The recipe behind #B5AEBC is rgb(181, 174, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5AEBC: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #B5AEBC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5AEBC color variations

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

#B5AEBC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5AEBC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5AEBC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5AEBC 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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#B5AEBC 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 #B5AEBC

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

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Philippine Silver color link
Philippine Silver

#B3B3B3

Triple Concrete color link
Triple Concrete

#B7B6B5

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

#B5AEBC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5AEBC
  • RGB181, 174, 188
  • CMYK3, 5, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(181, 174, 188)
  • HSL270°, 9%, 71%
  • HSL Precise270°, 9.459%, 70.98%
  • HSV270°, 7%, 74%
  • HSB270°, 7%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.682, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.682, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.682, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5AEBC
  • DECIMAL ID11906748
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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