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#BBA061

#bba061 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bba061 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 62.75% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.44% magenta, 48.13% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 39.82% saturation and 55.69% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3657

Complementary

  1. #bba061
  2. #617cbb

Split complementary

  1. #bba061
  2. #61a9bb
  3. #7361bb

Analogous

  1. #bb7361
  2. #bba061
  3. #a9bb61

Triadic

  1. #bba061
  2. #61bba0
  3. #a061bb

Tetradic

  1. #bba061
  2. #7cbb61
  3. #617cbb
  4. #a061bb

Square

  1. #bba061
  2. #61bb73
  3. #617cbb
  4. #bb61a9

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4c27
  2. #91783e
  3. #bba061
  4. #d2c096
  5. #e9e0cc

Shades

#bba061 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba061
  2. #a89057
  3. #96804e
  4. #837044
  5. #70603a
  6. #5e5031
  7. #4b4027
  8. #38301d
  9. #252013
  10. #13100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba061 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba061
  2. #c2aa71
  3. #c9b381
  4. #cfbd90
  5. #d6c6a0
  6. #ddd0b0
  7. #e4d9c0
  8. #ebe3d0
  9. #f1ecdf
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba061 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba061
  2. #b59d64
  3. #af9a67
  4. #a9966a
  5. #a3936d
  6. #9e9071
  7. #988d74
  8. #928a77
  9. #8c867a
  10. #86837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada28d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9f5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a663 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c89691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39f5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a462 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c39a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba061 {
  color: #bba061;
}
Background
.bg-bba061 {
  background-color: #bba061;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba061 {
  border: 2px solid #bba061;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba061;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 160 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba061 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba061, #a9bb61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba061 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 160 97 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.36 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.42 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.59 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.74 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.00 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.35 #445f9e Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bba061  rgb(187, 160, 97)  hsl(42, 40%, 56%)  Ecru
#617cbb  rgb(97, 124, 187)  hsl(222, 40%, 56%)  Glaucous
#61bba0  rgb(97, 187, 160)  hsl(162, 40%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a061bb  rgb(160, 97, 187)  hsl(282, 40%, 56%)  Amethyst