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#BB994D

#bb994d ≈ Camel

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb994d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.45°, with 44.72% saturation and 51.76% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 7.23.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3388

Complementary

  1. #bb994d
  2. #4d6fbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb994d
  2. #4da6bb
  3. #624dbb

Analogous

  1. #bb624d
  2. #bb994d
  3. #a6bb4d

Triadic

  1. #bb994d
  2. #4dbb99
  3. #994dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb994d
  2. #6fbb4d
  3. #4d6fbb
  4. #994dbb

Square

  1. #bb994d
  2. #4dbb62
  3. #4d6fbb
  4. #bb4da6

Monochromatic

  1. #50411f
  2. #886e34
  3. #bb994d
  4. #d0b984
  5. #e5d8bc

Shades

#bb994d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb994d
  2. #a88a45
  3. #967a3e
  4. #836b36
  5. #705c2e
  6. #5e4d27
  7. #4b3d1f
  8. #382e17
  9. #251f0f
  10. #130f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb994d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb994d
  2. #c2a35f
  3. #c9ad71
  4. #cfb882
  5. #d6c294
  6. #ddcca6
  7. #e4d6b8
  8. #ebe0ca
  9. #f1ebdb
  10. #f8f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb994d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb994d
  2. #b59752
  3. #af9457
  4. #a9925c
  5. #a38f61
  6. #9e8d67
  7. #988a6c
  8. #928871
  9. #8c8576
  10. #86837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99846 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a150 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09849 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59e4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb994d {
  color: #bb994d;
}
Background
.bg-bb994d {
  background-color: #bb994d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb994d {
  border: 2px solid #bb994d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb994d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 153 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb994d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb994d, #a6bb4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb994d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 153 77 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.23 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.80 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.88 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.60 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.80 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.02 #4466b2 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Camel
#bb994d  rgb(187, 153, 77)  hsl(41, 45%, 52%)  Camel
#4d6fbb  rgb(77, 111, 187)  hsl(221, 45%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#4dbb99  rgb(77, 187, 153)  hsl(161, 45%, 52%)  Mint
#994dbb  rgb(153, 77, 187)  hsl(281, 45%, 52%)  Purpureus