ColorTool
Log in
#BBAC87

#bbac87 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bbac87 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.45% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.02% magenta, 27.81% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.69°, with 27.66% saturation and 63.14% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4182

Complementary

  1. #bbac87
  2. #8796bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbac87
  2. #87b0bb
  3. #9287bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9287
  2. #bbac87
  3. #b0bb87

Triadic

  1. #bbac87
  2. #87bbac
  3. #ac87bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbac87
  2. #96bb87
  3. #8796bb
  4. #ac87bb

Square

  1. #bbac87
  2. #87bb92
  3. #8796bb
  4. #bb87b0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5e3d
  2. #9d8959
  3. #bbac87
  4. #d7ceb8
  5. #f2f0e9

Shades

#bbac87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbac87
  2. #a89b7a
  3. #968a6c
  4. #83785f
  5. #706751
  6. #5e5644
  7. #4b4536
  8. #383429
  9. #25221b
  10. #13110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbac87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbac87
  2. #c2b493
  3. #c9bd9f
  4. #cfc5ab
  5. #d6cdb7
  6. #ddd6c3
  7. #e4decf
  8. #ebe6db
  9. #f1eee7
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbac87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbac87
  2. #b5a886
  3. #afa386
  4. #a99f85
  5. #a39a84
  6. #9e9684
  7. #989283
  8. #928d82
  9. #8c8981
  10. #868481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ad9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5ab85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9af88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7ab86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baae88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0a898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bbac87 {
  color: #bbac87;
}
Background
.bg-bbac87 {
  background-color: #bbac87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbac87 {
  border: 2px solid #bbac87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbac87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 172 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbac87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbac87, #b0bb87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbac87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 172 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.70 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.87 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.30 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.74 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.00 #445378 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbac87  rgb(187, 172, 135)  hsl(43, 28%, 63%)  Ecru
#8796bb  rgb(135, 150, 187)  hsl(223, 28%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#87bbac  rgb(135, 187, 172)  hsl(163, 28%, 63%)  Opal
#ac87bb  rgb(172, 135, 187)  hsl(283, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty