Lighter companion
Merlot Bloom Faint
#C8BCBE · hsl(350, 10%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(182, 165, 168)
HSL
hsl(350, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.3:1Fail
on black
8.9:1AA
About this color
Merlot Silk Faint (#B6A5A8) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 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-merlot-silk-faint: #B6A5A8; --colorarchive-merlot-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(350, 10%, 68%); --colorarchive-merlot-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(182, 165, 168); }
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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
Merlot Tone Faint
#A38F92 · hsl(350, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lagoon Silk Faint
#A5B6B3 · hsl(170, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Vermillion Silk Faint
#B6A9A5 · hsl(15, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Blush Silk Faint
#B6A5AD · hsl(330, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Leaf Silk Faint
#A8B6A5 · hsl(110, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Indigo Silk Faint
#A5A8B6 · hsl(230, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Seafoam Silk Faint
#A5B6AB · hsl(140, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Azure Silk Faint
#A5B0B6 · hsl(200, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Merlot Silk Faint #B6A5A8 Lighter companion: Merlot Bloom Faint #C8BCBE Darker companion: Merlot Tone Faint #A38F92 Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Silk Faint #A5B6B3 Analogous lead: Vermillion Silk Faint #B6A9A5 Analogous echo: Blush Silk Faint #B6A5AD Triadic +120°: Leaf Silk Faint #A8B6A5 Triadic +240°: Indigo Silk Faint #A5A8B6 Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Silk Faint #A5B6AB Split-comp +210°: Azure Silk Faint #A5B0B6
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Merlot Silk Muted
#BC9FA4 · hsl(350, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Merlot Tone Faint
#A38F92 · hsl(350, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Merlot Bloom Faint
#C8BCBE · hsl(350, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Merlot Silk Dust
#C3989F · hsl(350, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Merlot Tone Muted
#AB878D · hsl(350, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Merlot Bloom Muted
#CDB7BA · hsl(350, 18%, 76%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#B0B1A7
Protanopia
#AFAFA7
Tritanopia
#B5A7A7
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