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#BBA981

#bba981 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bba981 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 66.27% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.63% magenta, 31.02% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.38°, with 29.9% saturation and 61.96% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.4053

Complementary

  1. #bba981
  2. #8193bb

Split complementary

  1. #bba981
  2. #81b0bb
  3. #8c81bb

Analogous

  1. #bb8c81
  2. #bba981
  3. #b0bb81

Triadic

  1. #bba981
  2. #81bba9
  3. #a981bb

Tetradic

  1. #bba981
  2. #93bb81
  3. #8193bb
  4. #a981bb

Square

  1. #bba981
  2. #81bb8c
  3. #8193bb
  4. #bb81b0

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5b39
  2. #9c8554
  3. #bba981
  4. #d6cbb3
  5. #f1ede4

Shades

#bba981 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba981
  2. #a89874
  3. #968767
  4. #83765a
  5. #70654d
  6. #5e5541
  7. #4b4434
  8. #383327
  9. #25221a
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba981 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba981
  2. #c2b28e
  3. #c9ba9a
  4. #cfc3a7
  5. #d6cbb3
  6. #ddd4c0
  7. #e4ddcd
  8. #ebe5d9
  9. #f1eee6
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba981 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba981
  2. #b5a581
  3. #afa181
  4. #a99d81
  5. #a39981
  6. #9e9581
  7. #989080
  8. #928c80
  9. #8c8880
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1aa9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a87e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ad82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a29e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a87f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ab82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba981 {
  color: #bba981;
}
Background
.bg-bba981 {
  background-color: #bba981;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba981 {
  border: 2px solid #bba981;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba981;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 169 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba981 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba981, #b0bb81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba981 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 169 129 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.65 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.85 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.73 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.69 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.45 #44567e Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ecru
#bba981  rgb(187, 169, 129)  hsl(41, 30%, 62%)  Ecru
#8193bb  rgb(129, 147, 187)  hsl(221, 30%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#81bba9  rgb(129, 187, 169)  hsl(161, 30%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a981bb  rgb(169, 129, 187)  hsl(281, 30%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty