The Aura circa Foamy Cascading

#a2acad RGB(162,172,173)

About this color

The Aura circa Foamy Cascading is rendered by screens as RGB(162, 172, 173) — a light, achromatic grey hue.

#a2acadRGB(162, 172, 173)

HSL 185° · 6% saturation · 66% lightness

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Psychology

As a neutral, grey carries associations of sophistication, restraint, and versatility.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

In design practice, this light shade works best as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
The Aura circa Foamy Cascading
HEX
#a2acad
RGB
rgb(162,172,173)
RGB%
rgb(63.5%,67.5%,67.8%)
HSL
hsl(185,6%,66%)
HSV
hsv(185,6%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,1,0,32)
LAB
lab(70,-3,-2)
LCH
lch(70,4,214)
sRGB
(0.635,0.675,0.678)
HEX8
#a2acadff
CSS Name
Decimal
162172173

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Color info

Lightness
66%
Saturation
6%
Hue
185°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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