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#BBAD87

#bbad87 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbad87 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 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.49% magenta, 27.81% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.85°, 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.422

Complementary

  1. #bbad87
  2. #8795bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbad87
  2. #87afbb
  3. #9387bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9387
  2. #bbad87
  3. #afbb87

Triadic

  1. #bbad87
  2. #87bbad
  3. #ad87bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbad87
  2. #95bb87
  3. #8795bb
  4. #ad87bb

Square

  1. #bbad87
  2. #87bb93
  3. #8795bb
  4. #bb87af

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5f3d
  2. #9d8a59
  3. #bbad87
  4. #d7ceb8
  5. #f2f0e9

Shades

#bbad87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbad87
  2. #a89c7a
  3. #968a6c
  4. #83795f
  5. #706851
  6. #5e5744
  7. #4b4536
  8. #383429
  9. #25231b
  10. #13110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbad87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbad87
  2. #c2b593
  3. #c9bd9f
  4. #cfc6ab
  5. #d6ceb7
  6. #ddd6c3
  7. #e4decf
  8. #ebe6db
  9. #f1efe7
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbad87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbad87
  2. #b5a986
  3. #afa486
  4. #a9a085
  5. #a39b84
  6. #9e9784
  7. #989283
  8. #928e82
  9. #8c8981
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ada0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ab85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b088 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3a7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ac86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baaf88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0a998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbad87 {
  color: #bbad87;
}
Background
.bg-bbad87 {
  background-color: #bbad87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbad87 {
  border: 2px solid #bbad87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbad87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 173 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbad87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbad87, #afbb87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbad87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 173 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.33 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.26 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.62 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.10 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.69 #445278 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbad87  rgb(187, 173, 135)  hsl(44, 28%, 63%)  Ecru
#8795bb  rgb(135, 149, 187)  hsl(224, 28%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#87bbad  rgb(135, 187, 173)  hsl(164, 28%, 63%)  Opal
#ad87bb  rgb(173, 135, 187)  hsl(284, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty