Lighter companion
Steel Bloom Faint
#BCC3C8 · hsl(205, 10%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(165, 175, 182)
HSL
hsl(205, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.2:1Fail
on black
9.4:1AA
About this color
Steel Silk Faint (#A5AFB6) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 10% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-steel-silk-faint: #A5AFB6; --colorarchive-steel-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(205, 10%, 68%); --colorarchive-steel-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(165, 175, 182); }
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Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Steel Tone Faint
#8F9BA3 · hsl(205, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Silk Faint
#B6ACA5 · hsl(25, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Silk Faint
#A5A8B6 · hsl(230, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Silk Faint
#A5B6B6 · hsl(180, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Silk Faint
#B6A5B0 · hsl(320, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Silk Faint
#B0B6A5 · hsl(80, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Silk Faint
#B6A5A5 · hsl(0, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Silk Faint
#B6B4A5 · hsl(55, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Steel Silk Faint #A5AFB6 Lighter companion: Steel Bloom Faint #BCC3C8 Darker companion: Steel Tone Faint #8F9BA3 Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Silk Faint #B6ACA5 Analogous lead: Indigo Silk Faint #A5A8B6 Analogous echo: Aqua Silk Faint #A5B6B6 Triadic +120°: Rose Silk Faint #B6A5B0 Triadic +240°: Olive Silk Faint #B0B6A5 Split-comp +150°: Crimson Silk Faint #B6A5A5 Split-comp +210°: Canary Silk Faint #B6B4A5
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Steel Silk Muted
#9FB0BC · hsl(205, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Azure Silk Faint
#A5B0B6 · hsl(200, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Silk Faint
#A5ADB6 · hsl(210, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Steel Tone Faint
#8F9BA3 · hsl(205, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Bloom Faint
#BCC3C8 · hsl(205, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Steel Silk Dust
#98B1C3 · hsl(205, 26%, 68%)
Accessible pairings
Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.
Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#A9A8B4
Protanopia
#A9AAB4
Tritanopia
#A6B3B3
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