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#BBA461

#bba461 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bba461 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 64.31% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.3% magenta, 48.13% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.67°, 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3798

Complementary

  1. #bba461
  2. #6178bb

Split complementary

  1. #bba461
  2. #61a5bb
  3. #7761bb

Analogous

  1. #bb7761
  2. #bba461
  3. #a5bb61

Triadic

  1. #bba461
  2. #61bba4
  3. #a461bb

Tetradic

  1. #bba461
  2. #78bb61
  3. #6178bb
  4. #a461bb

Square

  1. #bba461
  2. #61bb77
  3. #6178bb
  4. #bb61a5

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4e27
  2. #917c3e
  3. #bba461
  4. #d2c396
  5. #e9e2cc

Shades

#bba461 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba461
  2. #a89457
  3. #96834e
  4. #837344
  5. #70623a
  6. #5e5231
  7. #4b4227
  8. #38311d
  9. #252113
  10. #13100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba461 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba461
  2. #c2ad71
  3. #c9b681
  4. #cfbf90
  5. #d6c8a0
  6. #ddd2b0
  7. #e4dbc0
  8. #ebe4d0
  9. #f1eddf
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba461 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba461
  2. #b5a064
  3. #af9d67
  4. #a9996a
  5. #a3966d
  6. #9e9271
  7. #988e74
  8. #928b77
  9. #8c877a
  10. #86847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa58f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a25c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a963 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a35e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a762 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c39e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba461 {
  color: #bba461;
}
Background
.bg-bba461 {
  background-color: #bba461;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba461 {
  border: 2px solid #bba461;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba461;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 164 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba461 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba461, #a5bb61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba461 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 164 97 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.86 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.15 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.98 #445b9e Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bba461  rgb(187, 164, 97)  hsl(45, 40%, 56%)  Ecru
#6178bb  rgb(97, 120, 187)  hsl(225, 40%, 56%)  Glaucous
#61bba4  rgb(97, 187, 164)  hsl(165, 40%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a461bb  rgb(164, 97, 187)  hsl(285, 40%, 56%)  Amethyst