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#BBAD99

#bbad99 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbad99 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.84% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.49% magenta, 18.18% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 35.29°, with 20% saturation and 66.67% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 7.64.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4275

Complementary

  1. #bbad99
  2. #99a7bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbad99
  2. #99b8bb
  3. #9c99bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9c99
  2. #bbad99
  3. #b8bb99

Triadic

  1. #bbad99
  2. #99bbad
  3. #ad99bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbad99
  2. #a7bb99
  3. #99a7bb
  4. #ad99bb

Square

  1. #bbad99
  2. #99bb9c
  3. #99a7bb
  4. #bb99b8

Monochromatic

  1. #70614b
  2. #9c886b
  3. #bbad99
  4. #dad2c7
  5. #f7f5f3

Shades

#bbad99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbad99
  2. #a89c8a
  3. #968a7a
  4. #83796b
  5. #70685c
  6. #5e574d
  7. #4b453d
  8. #38342e
  9. #25231f
  10. #13110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbad99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbad99
  2. #c2b5a3
  3. #c9bdad
  4. #cfc6b8
  5. #d6cec2
  6. #ddd6cc
  7. #e4ded6
  8. #ebe6e0
  9. #f1efeb
  10. #f8f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbad99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbad99
  2. #b5a997
  3. #afa494
  4. #a9a092
  5. #a39b8f
  6. #9e978d
  7. #98928a
  8. #928e88
  9. #8c8985
  10. #868583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4aea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3ad98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1a9a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6ad98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8af99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfaba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbad99 {
  color: #bbad99;
}
Background
.bg-bbad99 {
  background-color: #bbad99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbad99 {
  border: 2px solid #bbad99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbad99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 173 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbad99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbad99, #b8bb99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbad99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 173 153 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.64 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.81 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.45 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.73 #445266 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Tan
#bbad99  rgb(187, 173, 153)  hsl(35, 20%, 67%)  Tan
#99a7bb  rgb(153, 167, 187)  hsl(215, 20%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99bbad  rgb(153, 187, 173)  hsl(155, 20%, 67%)  Opal
#ad99bb  rgb(173, 153, 187)  hsl(275, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple