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#BBAB82

#bbab82 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbab82 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.06% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 30.48% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.16°, with 29.53% saturation and 62.16% 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 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.413

Complementary

  1. #bbab82
  2. #8292bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbab82
  2. #82afbb
  3. #8f82bb

Analogous

  1. #bb8f82
  2. #bbab82
  3. #afbb82

Triadic

  1. #bbab82
  2. #82bbab
  3. #ab82bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbab82
  2. #92bb82
  3. #8292bb
  4. #ab82bb

Square

  1. #bbab82
  2. #82bb8f
  3. #8292bb
  4. #bb82af

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5d3a
  2. #9c8855
  3. #bbab82
  4. #d6ccb4
  5. #f1eee5

Shades

#bbab82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbab82
  2. #a89a75
  3. #968968
  4. #83785b
  5. #70674e
  6. #5e5641
  7. #4b4434
  8. #383327
  9. #25221a
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbab82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbab82
  2. #c2b38f
  3. #c9bc9b
  4. #cfc4a8
  5. #d6cdb4
  6. #ddd5c1
  7. #e4ddcd
  8. #ebe6da
  9. #f1eee6
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbab82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbab82
  2. #b5a782
  3. #afa282
  4. #a99e81
  5. #a39a81
  6. #9e9681
  7. #989181
  8. #928d81
  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 #b4a97f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ae83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a4a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7aa80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ad83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbab82 {
  color: #bbab82;
}
Background
.bg-bbab82 {
  background-color: #bbab82;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbab82 {
  border: 2px solid #bbab82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbab82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 171 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbab82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbab82, #afbb82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbab82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 171 130 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.93 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.71 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.32 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.52 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.02 #44547d Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbab82  rgb(187, 171, 130)  hsl(43, 30%, 62%)  Ecru
#8292bb  rgb(130, 146, 187)  hsl(223, 30%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#82bbab  rgb(130, 187, 171)  hsl(163, 30%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab82bb  rgb(171, 130, 187)  hsl(283, 30%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty