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#BBAD84

#bbad84 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbad84 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.84% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.49% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.73°, with 28.8% saturation and 62.55% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4212

Complementary

  1. #bbad84
  2. #8492bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbad84
  2. #84aebb
  3. #9284bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9284
  2. #bbad84
  3. #aebb84

Triadic

  1. #bbad84
  2. #84bbad
  3. #ad84bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbad84
  2. #92bb84
  3. #8492bb
  4. #ad84bb

Square

  1. #bbad84
  2. #84bb92
  3. #8492bb
  4. #bb84ae

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5f3b
  2. #9c8a56
  3. #bbad84
  4. #d6ceb5
  5. #f1efe7

Shades

#bbad84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbad84
  2. #a89c77
  3. #968a6a
  4. #83795c
  5. #70684f
  6. #5e5742
  7. #4b4535
  8. #383428
  9. #25231a
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbad84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbad84
  2. #c2b590
  3. #c9bd9d
  4. #cfc6a9
  5. #d6ceb5
  6. #ddd6c2
  7. #e4dece
  8. #ebe6da
  9. #f1efe6
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbad84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbad84
  2. #b5a984
  3. #afa483
  4. #a9a083
  5. #a39b82
  6. #9e9782
  7. #989282
  8. #928e81
  9. #8c8981
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ad9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ab81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaf85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a7a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ac82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baae85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0a997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbad84 {
  color: #bbad84;
}
Background
.bg-bbad84 {
  background-color: #bbad84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbad84 {
  border: 2px solid #bbad84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbad84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 173 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 29% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbad84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbad84, #aebb84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbad84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 173 132 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.63 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.82 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.33 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.94 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.92 #44527b Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbad84  rgb(187, 173, 132)  hsl(45, 29%, 63%)  Ecru
#8492bb  rgb(132, 146, 187)  hsl(225, 29%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#84bbad  rgb(132, 187, 173)  hsl(165, 29%, 63%)  Opal
#ad84bb  rgb(173, 132, 187)  hsl(285, 29%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty