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#BBAC75

#bbac75 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbac75 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.45% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.02% magenta, 37.43% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.14°, with 33.98% saturation and 59.61% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4135

Complementary

  1. #bbac75
  2. #7584bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbac75
  2. #75a7bb
  3. #8975bb

Analogous

  1. #bb8975
  2. #bbac75
  3. #a7bb75

Triadic

  1. #bbac75
  2. #75bbac
  3. #ac75bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbac75
  2. #84bb75
  3. #7584bb
  4. #ac75bb

Square

  1. #bbac75
  2. #75bb89
  3. #7584bb
  4. #bb75a7

Monochromatic

  1. #655a32
  2. #98884b
  3. #bbac75
  4. #d4cba8
  5. #eeeadc

Shades

#bbac75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbac75
  2. #a89b69
  3. #968a5e
  4. #837852
  5. #706746
  6. #5e563b
  7. #4b452f
  8. #383423
  9. #252217
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbac75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbac75
  2. #c2b483
  3. #c9bd91
  4. #cfc59e
  5. #d6cdac
  6. #ddd6ba
  7. #e4dec8
  8. #ebe6d6
  9. #f1eee3
  10. #f8f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbac75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbac75
  2. #b5a876
  3. #afa377
  4. #a99f78
  5. #a39a79
  6. #9e967b
  7. #98927c
  8. #928d7d
  9. #8c897e
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2ac99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbae77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a49e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9aa73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbad76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a78f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbac75 {
  color: #bbac75;
}
Background
.bg-bbac75 {
  background-color: #bbac75;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbac75 {
  border: 2px solid #bbac75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbac75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 172 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 34% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbac75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbac75, #a7bb75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbac75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 172 117 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.24 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.75 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.12 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.14 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.41 #44538a Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbac75  rgb(187, 172, 117)  hsl(47, 34%, 60%)  Ecru
#7584bb  rgb(117, 132, 187)  hsl(227, 34%, 60%)  Glaucous
#75bbac  rgb(117, 187, 172)  hsl(167, 34%, 60%)  Verdigris
#ac75bb  rgb(172, 117, 187)  hsl(287, 34%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty