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#BBAC98

#bbac98 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbac98 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.45% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.02% magenta, 18.72% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 34.29°, with 20.47% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 7.51.

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Relative luminance0.4234

Complementary

  1. #bbac98
  2. #98a7bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbac98
  2. #98b8bb
  3. #9a98bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9a98
  2. #bbac98
  3. #b8bb98

Triadic

  1. #bbac98
  2. #98bbac
  3. #ac98bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbac98
  2. #a7bb98
  3. #98a7bb
  4. #ac98bb

Square

  1. #bbac98
  2. #98bb9a
  3. #98a7bb
  4. #bb98b8

Monochromatic

  1. #70604a
  2. #9d876a
  3. #bbac98
  4. #d9d1c6
  5. #f7f5f3

Shades

#bbac98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbac98
  2. #a89b89
  3. #968a7a
  4. #83786a
  5. #70675b
  6. #5e564c
  7. #4b453d
  8. #38342e
  9. #25221e
  10. #13110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbac98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbac98
  2. #c2b4a2
  3. #c9bdad
  4. #cfc5b7
  5. #d6cdc1
  6. #ddd6cc
  7. #e4ded6
  8. #ebe6e0
  9. #f1eeea
  10. #f8f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbac98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbac98
  2. #b5a896
  3. #afa393
  4. #a99f91
  5. #a39a8e
  6. #9e968c
  7. #98928a
  8. #928d87
  9. #8c8985
  10. #868482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ada6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2ac97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b098 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1a8a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6ac97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8ae98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfaaa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbac98 {
  color: #bbac98;
}
Background
.bg-bbac98 {
  background-color: #bbac98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbac98 {
  border: 2px solid #bbac98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbac98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 172 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 20% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbac98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbac98, #b8bb98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbac98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 172 152 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.51 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.94 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.48 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.64 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.84 #445367 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Tan
#bbac98  rgb(187, 172, 152)  hsl(34, 20%, 66%)  Tan
#98a7bb  rgb(152, 167, 187)  hsl(214, 20%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#98bbac  rgb(152, 187, 172)  hsl(154, 20%, 66%)  Opal
#ac98bb  rgb(172, 152, 187)  hsl(274, 20%, 66%)  Pastel Purple