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#BBAB7C

#bbab7c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbab7c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.06% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 33.69% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.76°, with 31.66% saturation and 60.98% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4115

Complementary

  1. #bbab7c
  2. #7c8cbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbab7c
  2. #7cacbb
  3. #8b7cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb8b7c
  2. #bbab7c
  3. #acbb7c

Triadic

  1. #bbab7c
  2. #7cbbab
  3. #ab7cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbab7c
  2. #8cbb7c
  3. #7c8cbb
  4. #ab7cbb

Square

  1. #bbab7c
  2. #7cbb8b
  3. #7c8cbb
  4. #bb7cac

Monochromatic

  1. #685b36
  2. #9a8850
  3. #bbab7c
  4. #d5cbae
  5. #efece1

Shades

#bbab7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbab7c
  2. #a89a70
  3. #968963
  4. #837857
  5. #70674a
  6. #5e563e
  7. #4b4432
  8. #383325
  9. #252219
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbab7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbab7c
  2. #c2b389
  3. #c9bc96
  4. #cfc4a3
  5. #d6cdb0
  6. #ddd5be
  7. #e4ddcb
  8. #ebe6d8
  9. #f1eee5
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbab7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbab7c
  2. #b5a77c
  3. #afa27d
  4. #a99e7d
  5. #a39a7e
  6. #9e967e
  7. #98917e
  8. #928d7f
  9. #8c897f
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2ab9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a979 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ae7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a49f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8aa7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baad7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a792 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbab7c {
  color: #bbab7c;
}
Background
.bg-bbab7c {
  background-color: #bbab7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbab7c {
  border: 2px solid #bbab7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbab7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 171 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 32% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbab7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbab7c, #acbb7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbab7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 171 124 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.04 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.29 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.56 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.70 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.77 #445483 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbab7c  rgb(187, 171, 124)  hsl(45, 32%, 61%)  Ecru
#7c8cbb  rgb(124, 140, 187)  hsl(225, 32%, 61%)  Glaucous
#7cbbab  rgb(124, 187, 171)  hsl(165, 32%, 61%)  Verdigris
#ab7cbb  rgb(171, 124, 187)  hsl(285, 32%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty