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#BB9D5F

#bb9d5f ≈ Camel

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb9d5f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 61.57% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.04% magenta, 49.2% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 40.43°, with 40.35% saturation and 55.29% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.355

Complementary

  1. #bb9d5f
  2. #5f7dbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9d5f
  2. #5fabbb
  3. #6f5fbb

Analogous

  1. #bb6f5f
  2. #bb9d5f
  3. #abbb5f

Triadic

  1. #bb9d5f
  2. #5fbb9d
  3. #9d5fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9d5f
  2. #7dbb5f
  3. #5f7dbb
  4. #9d5fbb

Square

  1. #bb9d5f
  2. #5fbb6f
  3. #5f7dbb
  4. #bb5fab

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4a26
  2. #90753d
  3. #bb9d5f
  4. #d2be95
  5. #e9dfca

Shades

#bb9d5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9d5f
  2. #a88d56
  3. #967e4c
  4. #836e43
  5. #705e39
  6. #5e4f30
  7. #4b3f26
  8. #382f1d
  9. #251f13
  10. #13100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9d5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9d5f
  2. #c2a76f
  3. #c9b17f
  4. #cfba8f
  5. #d6c49f
  6. #ddceaf
  7. #e4d8bf
  8. #ebe2cf
  9. #f1ebdf
  10. #f8f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9d5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9d5f
  2. #b59a62
  3. #af9766
  4. #a99469
  5. #a3916c
  6. #9e8f70
  7. #988c73
  8. #928976
  9. #8c8679
  10. #86837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9c5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a461 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8938e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29d5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a160 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3977e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9d5f {
  color: #bb9d5f;
}
Background
.bg-bb9d5f {
  background-color: #bb9d5f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9d5f {
  border: 2px solid #bb9d5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9d5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 157 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 40% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9d5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9d5f, #abbb5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9d5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 157 95 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.43 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.32 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.71 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.86 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.17 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.42 #4462a0 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Camel
#bb9d5f  rgb(187, 157, 95)  hsl(40, 40%, 55%)  Camel
#5f7dbb  rgb(95, 125, 187)  hsl(220, 40%, 55%)  Glaucous
#5fbb9d  rgb(95, 187, 157)  hsl(160, 40%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#9d5fbb  rgb(157, 95, 187)  hsl(280, 40%, 55%)  Amethyst