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#BBAE8E

#bbae8e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbae8e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 68.24% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.95% magenta, 24.06% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, with 24.86% saturation and 64.51% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.4279

Complementary

  1. #bbae8e
  2. #8e9bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbae8e
  2. #8eb1bb
  3. #988ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb988e
  2. #bbae8e
  3. #b1bb8e

Triadic

  1. #bbae8e
  2. #8ebbae
  3. #ae8ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbae8e
  2. #9bbb8e
  3. #8e9bbb
  4. #ae8ebb

Square

  1. #bbae8e
  2. #8ebb98
  3. #8e9bbb
  4. #bb8eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6142
  2. #9e8c5f
  3. #bbae8e
  4. #d8d0be
  5. #f4f2ee

Shades

#bbae8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbae8e
  2. #a89d80
  3. #968b72
  4. #837a63
  5. #706855
  6. #5e5747
  7. #4b4639
  8. #38342b
  9. #25231c
  10. #13110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbae8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbae8e
  2. #c2b699
  3. #c9bea5
  4. #cfc6b0
  5. #d6cebb
  6. #ddd7c7
  7. #e4dfd2
  8. #ebe7dd
  9. #f1efe8
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbae8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbae8e
  2. #b5a98d
  3. #afa58b
  4. #a9a08a
  5. #a39c88
  6. #9e9787
  7. #989286
  8. #928e84
  9. #8c8983
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4afa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ad8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b08f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3a9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ad8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baaf8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0ab9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbae8e {
  color: #bbae8e;
}
Background
.bg-bbae8e {
  background-color: #bbae8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbae8e {
  border: 2px solid #bbae8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbae8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 174 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbae8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbae8e, #b1bb8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbae8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 174 142 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.91 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.14 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.76 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.40 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.29 #445171 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbae8e  rgb(187, 174, 142)  hsl(43, 25%, 65%)  Ecru
#8e9bbb  rgb(142, 155, 187)  hsl(223, 25%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#8ebbae  rgb(142, 187, 174)  hsl(163, 25%, 65%)  Opal
#ae8ebb  rgb(174, 142, 187)  hsl(283, 25%, 65%)  Lilac