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#BBAB81

#bbab81 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbab81 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 31.02% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.45°, 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.4128

Complementary

  1. #bbab81
  2. #8191bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbab81
  2. #81aebb
  3. #8e81bb

Analogous

  1. #bb8e81
  2. #bbab81
  3. #aebb81

Triadic

  1. #bbab81
  2. #81bbab
  3. #ab81bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbab81
  2. #91bb81
  3. #8191bb
  4. #ab81bb

Square

  1. #bbab81
  2. #81bb8e
  3. #8191bb
  4. #bb81ae

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5c39
  2. #9c8854
  3. #bbab81
  4. #d6ccb3
  5. #f1ede4

Shades

#bbab81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbab81
  2. #a89a74
  3. #968967
  4. #83785a
  5. #70674d
  6. #5e5641
  7. #4b4434
  8. #383327
  9. #25221a
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbab81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbab81
  2. #c2b38e
  3. #c9bc9a
  4. #cfc4a7
  5. #d6cdb3
  6. #ddd5c0
  7. #e4ddcd
  8. #ebe6d9
  9. #f1eee6
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbab81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbab81
  2. #b5a781
  3. #afa281
  4. #a99e81
  5. #a39a81
  6. #9e9681
  7. #989180
  8. #928d80
  9. #8c8980
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2ac9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a97e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ae82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a4a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7aa7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baad82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbab81 {
  color: #bbab81;
}
Background
.bg-bbab81 {
  background-color: #bbab81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbab81 {
  border: 2px solid #bbab81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbab81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 171 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbab81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbab81, #aebb81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbab81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 171 129 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.73 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.60 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.52 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.54 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.76 #44547e Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbab81  rgb(187, 171, 129)  hsl(43, 30%, 62%)  Ecru
#8191bb  rgb(129, 145, 187)  hsl(223, 30%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#81bbab  rgb(129, 187, 171)  hsl(163, 30%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab81bb  rgb(171, 129, 187)  hsl(283, 30%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty