Heirloom Silver Color - #b5b6ad: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

October 3, 2026

Heirloom Silver is the soft gray of a grandmother’s tea service that hasn’t been polished since Easter. The hex #b5b6ad holds a faint green-yellow cast, so the Heirloom Silver color looks warm against cool white walls. It’s a calm, forgiving gray that hides dust well.

Heirloom Silver Color Shades

Complementary colors

#B5B6AD
#A6A2C1

Triadic colors

#B5B6AD
#A2BDC1
#C1A2BD

Tints or lighter colors

#CDCEC8
#E6E6E3
#FEFEFE

Darker colors

#9D9E92
#848677
#696B5F
#4F5047
#34352F

Analogous colors

#B6AEAD
#B6B3AD
#B5B6AD
#B0B6AD
#ADB6AE

Monochromatic colors

#9EA373
#B0B396
#C4C5B7
#DBDCD4
#F2F3F0

#b5b6ad

Heirloom Silver

Heirloom Silver Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Heirloom Silver:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#b5b6ad
RGB	rgb(181,182,173)
HSL	hsl(67,5.8%,69.6%)
CMYK	1, 0, 5, 29
HSV	67, 5, 71
RGB %	71, 71, 68
XYZ	43.3, 46.3, 46.2
LAB	73.7, -2, 4.4
Color Category	Light
Color Family	Gray
Saturation	5%
Temperature	Warm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	2.05 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	10.26 (passes WCAG AA)