All About Color Bud

#A8AE9C

Bud is a soft, muted green color, resembling the color of a budding flower. It's a fresh and natural color, ideal for creating a tranquil and organic ambiance.

About Bud

Bud is a light gray color with the hex code #A8AE9C. In RGB it is red 168, green 174, blue 156; in HSL it is hue 80°, saturation 10%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 3%, 0%, 10%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 2.28:1 on white and 9.20:1 on black.

#A8AE9C Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, AE, 9C
CMYK3.45%, 0.00%, 10.34%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal168, 174, 156
HSL80°, 10%, 65%
RGB Octal250, 256, 234
HSV (HSB)80.00°, 10.34%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101110, 10011100
CIE-L*AB70.17, -5.42, 8.51
RGB Percent65.88%, 68.24%, 61.18%
CIE-L*CH70.17, 10.09, 122.50
XYZ37.29, 41.00, 37.40
CIE-L*UV70.17, -2.49, 13.09
xyY0.32, 0.35, 41.00
Hunter-Lab64.03, -8.11, 10.19
RYB61.18%, 68.24%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8AE9C on a dark background: contrast 9.20:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8AE9C on a light background: contrast 2.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Bud, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Bud. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#A8AE9C · #D5D8CF · #7C846C · #A39DAF · #D2CFD8

Analogous palette

#AFA39D · #AFAC9D · #A8AE9C · #A0AF9D · #9DAFA3

Triadic palette

#A8AE9C · #9DA9AF · #AF9DA9 · #D5D8CF · #CFD5D8

Tetradic palette

#A8AE9C · #9DAFAC · #A39DAF · #AF9DA0 · #7C846C

Monochromatic palette

#5C6250 · #848C73 · #A8AE9C · #CED1C7 · #F3F4F1

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