What color is #B9CED5?

#B9CED5 is a light low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(185, 206, 213), and in HSL hsl(195, 25%, 78%).

Is #B9CED5 accessible as text?

On white, #B9CED5 has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 12.85:1 (passes). For text placed on #B9CED5, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #B9CED5?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is slate-300 (#CAD5E2).

What colors go well with #B9CED5?

As a neutral, #B9CED5 pairs cleanly with charcoal, near-black and dark grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a soft background and let the accent carry the color.

Is #B9CED5 the same as CSS lightblue?

No — #B9CED5 is not the CSS named color lightblue, but lightblue (#ADD8E6) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#B9CED5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #B9CED5

Not just a swatch — here's how #B9CED5 works with other colors. Named schemes with #B9CED5 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #B9CED5 Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7B93A5 Anchor #2E3236

Lavender Gray keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #B9CED5 Accent #A6C4BF Surface #DFDABF Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1E354A

Lavender Gray opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #B9CED5 Surface #ECEADC Highlight #F4F2E7 Secondary #B3B19F Ink #2A2723

Lavender Gray sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #B9CED5 Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596672 Accent #E2F5FC

Lavender Gray is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Lavender Gray.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #B9CED5 Secondary #F2F9FC Support #969386 Ink #16140F

Lavender Gray is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Lavender Gray carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #B9CED5 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 43/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 81/100

Very high

Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.

Depth 15/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 1/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 22/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 21/100

Low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 10/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 11/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 77/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 93/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #B9CED5 with

Gainsboro Light Steel Blue Pale Silver Platinum Dark Slate Gray

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 11.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #F2F5F6 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #B9C5D5 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #B9CED5 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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$48.2k ▲ 12%

Brand

AVELINE

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Poster

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BLOOM

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250 ml

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:root {
  --color-base: #B9CED5;
  --color-base-rgb: 185 206 213;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(83.8% 0.025 219.8);
  --color-50: #F5F8F9;
  --color-100: #E5EDF0;
  --color-200: #CCDBE0;
  --color-300: #A7C0C8;
  --color-400: #84A3AE;
  --color-500: #648590;
  --color-600: #516970;
  --color-700: #3D4C51;
  --color-800: #2A3336;
  --color-900: #1B2022;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  lavender-gray: {
    50: '#F5F8F9',
    100: '#E5EDF0',
    200: '#CCDBE0',
    300: '#A7C0C8',
    400: '#84A3AE',
    500: '#648590',
    600: '#516970',
    700: '#3D4C51',
    800: '#2A3336',
    900: '#1B2022',
  },
}

$base: #B9CED5;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F5F8F9;
$base-100: #E5EDF0;
$base-200: #CCDBE0;
$base-300: #A7C0C8;
$base-400: #84A3AE;
$base-500: #648590;
$base-600: #516970;
$base-700: #3D4C51;
$base-800: #2A3336;
$base-900: #1B2022;
$base-hover: #87ABB7;
$base-subtle: #EBF0F1;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#B9CED5",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F5F8F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E5EDF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#CCDBE0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#A7C0C8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#84A3AE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#648590",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#516970",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#3D4C51",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#2A3336",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1B2022",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #B9CED5

Color Lab

Pairs with #B9CED5

UI roles & guardrails

In real applications

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